Static ip`?

[impact]

Can someone tell me what a static ip should look like? And even what it is and where it's found?


EDIT: I just got myself a static ip adress but now, do I add the static ip adress to the server startup command?

[CentralFrag]

Static IP address is basically a dedicated IP address you'll get from your ISP. More than likely if you were to turn off your router at home and wait 5 minutes and turn it back on you'd be given a new IP address. One of the ways people get around having a dynamic IP address is going through a service such as:

http://www.no-ip.com/

This will give you a DNS entry you can use so no matter if your IP address changes you'll be updated to the new IP address using the whatever.no-ip.com address.

[lol554]

Lets make an example scenario:

I got a dell server on a private lan in my rack in a datacenter.

Local Subnet: 10.230.1.0/27
Remote subnet: 193.169.208.0/23
Router: 10.230.1.1
Dell server: 10.230.1.10

The srcds process will need to listen at 10.230.1.10, and not the external ip since it doesn't know anything about that ip address. You can only bind the process to an address that are configured on your network adapter. You will then need to forward the port in the router and redirect that port to the dell server, and then open the port in your firewall

If your server were connected directly to the internet, you would only need to open the port in the firewall and then bind it to the address of your primary network adapter.

[sansam]

(06-18-2011, 10:01 PM)impact Wrote:  Can someone tell me what a static ip should look like? And even what it is and where it's found?


EDIT: I just got myself a static ip adress but now, do I add the static ip adress to the server startup command?

If you feel the need to always know what your IP address is then you need a Static IP address, because it is constant. Static IP addresses are more reliable for Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), more reliable to host a gaming website or to play X-Box, Play Station, use Virtual Private Network for secure access to files from your company network computer, etc. Static IP addresses are also great if you use your computer as a server, as it should give your file server faster file uploads and downloads. Another plus with Static IP's, when hosting a website you are not sharing your IP with another company who sends out a lot of E-mail SPAM and not only has their website been shut down but in turn gets your IP address blacklisted.
In contrast a static IP address can become a security risk, because the address is always the same. Static IP's are easier to track for data mining companies. Static IP addressing is less cost effective than Dynamic IP Addressing.If you wanna know your ip address is in static or dynamic means just you try to use http://www.ip-details.com/ this one and get details you that you need..Hope its helps.