November 21, 200124 yr I'd like to test and do limited live demos serving dynamic pages using CDML. I'd like to know how to do this via a Cable ISP. Does anyone have experience with using their cable provider for limited testing for their web development? I have @home hooked to a Cable/DSL router (Netgear 314) that connects to an Imac and a PC. Thanks for any help.
November 21, 200124 yr There are usually three potential problems with this: 1) You need a static IP. A lot of cable providers are now only supporting DHCP. 2) Cable modem systems often limit the upload speed to 128KB/sec, even though download speed may be up to 1.5 MB/sec. 3) Many cable modem systems prohibit hosting in their contracts. Even if you have a static IP, you will need to open the needed ports using NAT on your router. -bd
November 21, 200124 yr Author Thanks, I believe that answers my questions. I knew about the speed limitations "uploading" but since I would be doing it for testing only, I didn't mind that. My cable service uses dynamic IP's so I guess I'm not going to be able to do this. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can test sites "live" using the network I have now?
November 21, 200124 yr I have @home too, with dynamic IP addresses, but I have noticed that my IP address will remain unchanged for months at a time. This might be good enough for a demonstration situation.
November 21, 200124 yr Author I actually went to NetGear's site and found the solution. Believe it or not, it's under their FAQ's.....duh..... Sometimes the obvious answer is right under your nose.
November 22, 200124 yr quote: Originally posted by Buzz: I'd like to test and do limited live demos serving dynamic pages using CDML. I'd like to know how to do this via a Cable ISP. Does anyone have experience with using their cable provider for limited testing for their web development? I have @home hooked to a Cable/DSL router (Netgear 314) that connects to an Imac and a PC. Thanks for any help. I have a set-up nearly identical to yours (substitute G4 for iMac and iBook for PC ) and have served databases via CDML -- for testing purposes only, of course -- without problems. I'm not a networking expert or anything, but as mentioned in another reply you may have to fiddle with your router's settings to allow access to the port on the serving computer.
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