Google DNS has a very nice dynamic DNs entry and tool as part of the service. Virus-free. www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 5:30 PM, David Schwartz wrote: > I know I can use other ports. That’s not the issue. > > I’m looking for an alternative to a static IP, because it locks me to only > one location. > > -David Schwartz > > > > On Nov 26, 2017, at 5:18 PM, David Schwartz > wrote: > > I’ve got a shared hosting account and asked if I’m able to install a git > repo host (eg., from gitlab) so I can use it to host my own private git > repos. > > I’m not very famliar with git or hosting it, but I understand that It > requires an SSH connection for the transfers. > > I asked the support folks, and they replied that they can do that, but > they need to configure it so the SSH uses a static IP so they can > white-list it in their firewall. > > That requires me to always access it from the same place, which seems a > bit over-restrictive for my needs. > > (I have Cox internet at home, so I probably have a static IP most of the > time, at least until I reboot my modem and it allocates a different IP.) > > I’m wondering if there are any options where I could use, say, a VPN, to > set up a redirect such that the outgoing IP for the SSH is always static? > > Anybody familiar with git is free to offer alternatives. Frankly, I’m not > sure why it would be built exculsively on using SSH as the data channel. > Doesn’t it have any other means of connecting to it? > > Alternatively, this hosting account is a reseller account, and while I’m > not exactly sure how many IPs they give me, I know they’re all static. > > So I could set up another domain on the same host with something that lets > me do a redirect to the SSH on the other domain where git is hosted? > > Alternatively, what’s wrong with just using a port for the SSH channel way > up in the 20,000 range? > > I get their concern with security, but … solving the problem with a static > IP seems so 1990ish. > > Suggestions are welcome. > > -David Schwartz > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen