Dedicated IP

[sjau]

Is there somehow a way to get a normal "home" user a dedicated IP so that I can run a webserver from home? I never have thought of that before.

Some cable provider do provide ded. IPs for a charge but what about those that don't? Is there a way still to get a ded. IP?

[falko]

I think you must find an ISP who gives you a static IP address.

[sjau]

What if the ISP does not give away static IPs? Is there a way to get them elsewhere?

[till]

No, you can only get IP addresses from your ISP.

[neil6179]

If it's just a home web server your after you could use dynamic DNS from somewhere like http://www.no-ip.com. They have a Linux client and are free if you use one of their domain names. I guess you could map your domain with CNAME to whatever they give you.

In the UK I use Zen (http://www.zen.co.uk) who give you the option of up to 8 static IP addresses at no extra charge on a standard home ADSL line. Not much help to you in Switzerland but it might be to someone out there. :)

Neil

[sjau]

well, it's rather for a test setup :)

Wanted to direct a domain to it - which I currently don't use...

[neil6179]

Well that's possible, just add a CNAME entry for you current unused domain to whatever no-ip give you and then your domain would resolve to your dynamically assigned IP.

Neil

[davekeogh]

Well the provider could give one one of a few things
a) give you an ip-address, with apache listening on that, but i doubt it unless its a very small isp.
b) set up a apache virtual host for your user so you can configure a certain domain name owned by you to be redirected to a page of yours.
c) just give you the normal www.ispname.com/~username/ which you can then set you a domain name to 'sub-in' a domain name of your choice to that one...