Buzz Posted November 21, 2001 Share Posted November 21, 2001 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveOak Posted November 21, 2001 Share Posted November 21, 2001 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 21, 2001 Author Share Posted November 21, 2001 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWeaver Posted November 21, 2001 Share Posted November 21, 2001 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 21, 2001 Author Share Posted November 21, 2001 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Claridge Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 Check out http://www.dyndns.org All the best. Garry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bridge Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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