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20050602: Dynamic vs. static IP addresses for LDM

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  • Subject: 20050602: Dynamic vs. static IP addresses for LDM
  • Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:16:36 -0600 (MDT)
Hi Nancy,

It would probably work.....We do not recommend it, as DNS entries can take
as long as 24 hours to pass through the network, and reverse DNS lookup is
required to establish the connection, so if DNS did not have the "new"
dynamic IP, it would refuse the connection. I would not suggest using this
approach...unless it is your ONLY option.

Jeff
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On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, Nancy Selover wrote:

> Jeff,
>       Does LDM require a fixed, static IP address, or will it work if
> the server has a Domain Name Server with a dynamic address?
> Thanks,
> Nancy
>
> Nancy J. Selover
> Asst. State Climatologist
> Office of Climatology tel: 480-965-0580
> Arizona State University fax: 480-965-1473
> Tempe, AZ 85287-1508 e-mail: address@hidden
>
>
>