network admin, ip addresses for webserver

[Colin Law]

On 27 October 2014 20:35, Thufir <hawat.thufir at gmail.com> wrote:
> Why is important for a server to use static ip address instead of DHCP?
> If it's behind a router, why not use that router's outward facing IP
> address, and then the router will *route* to that hostname?

Many (most?) routers require an IP address to be specified when
setting up port forwarding, so the server needs a fixed ip address.
Can your router take a host name instead?

Colin


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> Just in general.
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> thanks,
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> Thufir
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