[ale] a couple dsl questions.

[rob hoppe]

SAngell at nan.net wrote:

> Ok, I know I am setting myself up but here goes. I was reading the posts on DSL
> vs. Cable and I thought I would ask a question which I have been searching to
> find a solution for. I have DSL at my home and I am connected via Win98 (The
> part I expect to be flogged for) I did this since I admit to not being a linux
> guru, yet. I am running a great little app called WinRoute and have a few
> machines behind this. A Win2k box, 2 linux boxes and wifes PC. Anyway, with
> WinRoute I am able to do port mapping so I can run a game server, web server and
> such on different machines behind the one dynamic IP. Now for my question, I
> need an easy way of dynamically updating DNS entries whenever my IP address
> changes. Which is usually, on average,  about once every two weeks. I have found
> a couple of apps but they try to bind to my DSL connection and WinRoute has to
> bind to connection instead. Therefore when I try to run the seond app, my dsl is
> dropped.
>
> I do eventually want to switch connection over to a linux box but time is not a
> luxury for me and probably will not be until spring. Does anyone have linux
> connecting to Bellsouth with a USB modem or will I have to buy an internal modem
> to accomplish this task?
>
> Thanks again for the help in advance. You guys always come through!
>
> Steve Angell,  MCSE, CCNA
> MIS Operations Manager
> TSYS Total Debt Management
> Phone 770-409-5570
> Fax      770-416-1752
>
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THIS IS ANOTHER REASON TO HAVE AN INSTALL FEST!


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