Pwnious Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 I have a teamspeak server and I was wondering how I can make my IP Address be static, stay the same. Is there some special program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 No, you just change it from DHCP to Static in the networking section. What version of Linux are you running on your machine? If Mandrake/Mandriva, go into System/Configuration/Hardware/HardDrake, and then select the network card, click Run Config, and you can make the changes in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 It may also be that your ISP changes your external IP address (I have no idea what teamspeak is). If that's the case you'll probably need to contact them for a static address - which costs a little each month. The other option is to look at one of the dynanmicDNS services out there (some of which are free). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnious Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Isn't there a program that sets it as static or something. If this is a linux server, you can run a dhcp program that will watch for if your IP changes, and if it does, have it perform certain operations/commands, launch scripts, etc. does anyone know what the program is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Is this an internal (on a LAN) IP address, or the external IP address from your ISP? If it's internal, as Ian says you just need to uncheck the dhcp box via mcc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnious Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Is this an internal (on a LAN) IP address, or the external IP address from your ISP? If it's internal, as Ian says you just need to uncheck the dhcp box via mcc. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Extenal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I need to understand your configuration of your network. Whats your internet connection provided by? Router? Do you have a hardware Firewall? Is NAT enabled on the Router? Is NAT Enabled on the firewall? Are you saying your teamspeak server has an external public internet address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellis Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Let's back this up by one level. Why do you want it to be static externally? If it is so that you can access your machine from outside your local network, then there are solutions which are available which don't actually need a real static network address, and which may be easier to set up and more suitable. One of these is DynDNS, which, IIRC, IanW pointed me at some time ago. This associates a host name with your machine, and you run a little client which updates the name table at DynDNS.com if your ip address changes. This allows your IP address to change (hence no additional charges from your ISP), but also gives you a static name which you can use to refer to your machine. I use this to get ssh access to my home machine from work. Take a look at www.dyndns.com for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Let's back this up by one level. Why do you want it to be static externally? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree, it shouldn't require external IP. Just natting on Firewall will sort the rest out, and give the Firewall and external IP address to be used to redirect to the teamspeak server. Far more secure this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnious Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Thank you, I used the DynDNS.com host. There is no need for help anymore. Iwas just wondering if you knew what that program was.(the 4th topic from the top) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Well by definition it doesn't set it as static it changes the DNS records to reflect that it has changed. The actual IP will change and only the name stays the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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