serving via cable ISP

[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.

[LiveOak]

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

[Buzz]

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?

[BobWeaver]

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.

[Buzz]

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.

[Garry Claridge]

Check out http://www.dyndns.org

All the best.

Garry

[The Bridge]

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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.

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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.