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Dazed_75 wrote:
> But you DO need DDNS on a local level.  It's the same thing.  client
> machine tells dns server 'this is my new ip'. 
> 
>> Unfortunately that assumes a running DNS server on the LAN unless the
>> router were to have the functionality I described.  People have told me
>> it exists but I have not found one.  I have to admit I do not know if
>> the WRT54 type software for the Linksys xxxxGL modem would have it. 
>> Their docs confused me.

A WRT54GL Linksys router (which runs linux) could be customized to do
what you need but IPCop (as suggested by someone else) is simpler to
setup and manage with it's headless features and web interface.

http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=WRT54G&section=projects
links to a few customized versions of the wrt54g and there are more with
google i think.

>>> Unfortunately they violate the criteria of no guarantee that any one of
>>> the computers is always turned on.  And this seems crucial to me for all
>>> those home and small office users who really have no crying need for a
>>> server machine.  This used to be rare, but is becoming more common every
>>> day.

But they do have need for a server if they want the functionality that a
server provides--like always on access to dns, dhcp, and DDNS services.
Even if that server is a small appliance, it's still a server.

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JT Morée
PC Xperience, Inc.
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