Need an ISP in TO

James Knott james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Wed Jun 29 13:20:02 UTC 2005


Michael J. Pawlowsky wrote:
> James Knott wrote:
> 
>>Incidententally, why do you need a static IP for a firewall? If you're
>>
>>basing rules on IP, rather than port, you're doing it wrong.
>>
>> 
>>
> 
> We keep a dozen or so servers in Texas which are firewalled and we only
> allow specific IP ranges into them for many of the services.
> So it is easier if they have a static IP so that we do not have to
> change the firewall rules when their IP changes.

Can they not do a DNS lookup against a host name?  However, as I
mentioned, the IPs on Rogers are virtually static, changing only when
there's a physical reason for a change.

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