Static IP - cheapest way?

[Cicero]

Hi,

I want to run a very small webserver and be able to login over the internet etc. I presume I'd need a static IP for this, however its just a temporary thing, for a month or so.

Whats the cheapest way to do this? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

DynDNS/no-ip?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

DynDNS/no-ip?

Yep, most definitely the right solution if it's only temporary.

1. Get no-ip account (https://www.noip.com/)
2. Create new host.
3. Install noip ip updater on your server or use your router if supported.
4. Open necessary ports.
5. Optional: set up a CNAME record on your DNS if you want to use your own domain name.

 

[Cicero]

Thanks for the help, I've never heard of DynDNS and no-ip.

Its a little embedded web server though...not sure if this is still possible?

EDIT: Yes, I'm pretty noobish on this whole front

 

[Chevron]

Hi,

I want to run a very small webserver and be able to login over the internet etc. I presume I'd need a static IP for this, however its just a temporary thing, for a month or so.

Whats the cheapest way to do this? Any help would be appreciated.

Axxess gives them for free and Afrihost charges R50.

Who is your ISP?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Thanks for the help, I've never heard of DynDNS and no-ip.

Its a little embedded web server though...not sure if this is still possible?

Doesn't matter what web service it is. All that no-ip does is give you a FQDN for your IP address and updates it accordingly when your dynamic IP changes. It doesn't care what services you are running.

 

[Cicero]

Axxess gives them for free and Afrihost charges R50.

Who is your ISP?

I'm on WebAfrica...but I'm not opposed to getting a small capped account for a month or two elsewhere. Thanks for hte heads up.

Doesn't matter what web service it is. All that no-ip does is give you a FQDN for your IP address and updates it accordingly when your dynamic IP changes. It doesn't care what services you are running.

My (external) networking is bad, so I'm not 100% understanding.

Bare with me: I get a static IP from my ISP, does that get assigned to my router? Then what happens to any devices connected to my router internally? Would I need a special router as well?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

My (external) networking is bad, so I'm not 100% understanding.

Bare with me: I get a static IP from my ISP, does that get assigned to my router? Then what happens to any devices connected to my router internally? Would I need a special router as well?

What we're saying is that you don't need a static IP. You just need to use the no-ip service.

 

[treebsd]

I'm on WebAfrica.

you should be able to do a host look-up against dns.bl.isdsl.net to see what ip is currently assigned to you.

format is easy - username.realm.dns.bl.isdsl.net (username@realm --> whatever your dsl username is for auth)

for instance if your auth username is [email protected] then:

nslookup treebsd.webafrica.net.dns.bl.isdsl.net
Server: 168.210.2.2
Address: 168.210.2.2#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: treebsd.webafrica.net.dns.bl.isdsl.net
Address: 196.215.x.x

 

[m0zy]

Hi,

I want to run a very small webserver and be able to login over the internet etc. I presume I'd need a static IP for this, however its just a temporary thing, for a month or so.

Whats the cheapest way to do this? Any help would be appreciated.

This might help:
https://www.axxess.co.za/staticip.php