Static Ips

Right ive read a load of guides, threads tried a few programs and i cant get it working!

I would like a static ip so i can connect to my pc remotely or so i can access an ftp server.

The problem is i like many people is currently being given an ip address every time i sign on to aol, or turn off my pc etc. I tried no ip, and bitvise something, and i tried manually saying use this ip, im stuck? anyone know how to set a static ip?

thanks a lot

 

Your provider must assign you a static IP. Some will do it, but you'll have to pay extra. Often a noticeable extra.

 

i heard you could do it yourself

 

No, you can't

 

so all these sites ive been on are a lie saying that you can host an ftp site even with a dynamic ip, o and this http://corz.org/comms/hardware/router/static.ip.address.php

 

That link is sloooooowwwww...but, to quote:

"For general (beginner's) use, this is just fine, because it's easier; generally requiring no configuration at all. But if you want to do more; run servers, p2p applications, interesting communication devices, etc, you'll be creating NAT rules to route incoming traffic to a particular computer (the one running the server), and if you want those rules to be effective past a reboot, you'll need to get a static IP so the incoming data packets can still find you."


The rest of that page talks about setting up static IPs on your LAN, which you do have total control over. The only problem there is that those IP addresses are NOT routed over the internet.

You actually can host an FTP site with a dynamic address, but you CAN'T assign a static IP address to the interface that you use to get to the internet - that's provided by the ISP. You do this using Network Address Translation (NAT) and port forwarding, which are now the next things you need to google and read up on. Basically, port forwarding is configured at your router and allows you to forward requests at certain ports (like FTP, which is port 21) from your router (which has the ISP-assigned, internet-visible IP address) to the PC on your network running the FTP Server (using an IP address such as 192.168.1.x).

Once you understand how that works, we can talk about how to deal with a dynamically-assigned IP address from your ISP.

 

thanks, still dont understand how i can get on something that changes all the time, ill get reading

 

It does not change until you disconnect. If your connection is stable, you can keep it on for days and weeks even and have constant IP all this time.

 

Right. My freind does that with his web server. Every once in a while he has to update the DNS record with the new IP.

Me, I do this on the fly. The router I have supports a Dynamic DNS client, so each time the IP changes, it automatically updates the DNS record. There are also software clients that can do this if the router doesn't support it. If you don't mind using one of thier domains (like homeftp.net), dyndns.org offers this as a free service. So, you'd basically be able to set up a host such as matty7hisbeast.homeftp.net and that will always point back to your ftp server. But get the NAT and the port forwarding down first using IP addresses, because this won't work unless that's set up already.

 

thanks, i just set one up with no ip, except im confused keeps asking me to log in, i tried to do the no ip one, my iil or iis one and my email none worked so it just says no authority, o its so confusing :/

 

I have no clue what you just said.

Did you set up your NAT and port forwarding? Until you can access your FTP server by hitting the IP address that your ISP gave you, don't even touch the DDNS stuff.

 

set a dynamic hosting thing on no-ip.com, asks me to log in, i try every combo it could be (user and pass) which one is it

 

Answer the question in my last post first.

 

I DONT have a static ip, i have a dynamic one. I signed up for a service that reckons i can have an ftp even with a dynamic, i dont have a router so i dont have those nat thingys

 

It doesn't MATTER if you have a static IP or not. You don't have a router? OK, so you have a cable/dsl modem connected dirrect to your PC, then, right?

Once you set up the account w/ no-ip.com, you need to d/l a client app to run on the PC:
http://www.no-ip.com/downloads.php?page=win

You'll need to configure the app w/ your login ID. Then, everytime the PC starts, the app runs and tells no-ip.com what the current IP is for yourname.no-ip.com. You don't need to know what that is. Once that's done, your freinds can get to your PC by going to yourname.no-ip.com. You may need to configure the Windows Firewall (or any other firewall/security program you're running) to allow connections on some ports. Also, since I just re-read that you're using AOL, there may be additional blocks on thier end that may stop you from doing this.