what are disadvantages of broadband fixed IP address?

[css_jay99]

my broadband is currently with NDO with no fixed IP address.

I use a lot of torrents

I am now considering going with BT and choosing a fixed Ip adreess so I can access my PC/server online/on the web.

Question is what are the disadvantages of going the fixed ip route?

cheers

css_jay99

[Moscow Mule]

Question is what are the disadvantages of going the fixed ip route?

Any muppet with half a brain can work out who you are, and to a fair degree, where you are.

If you want to log in to your pc from afar use one of those ip checking thingies that sits on your pc.

[css_jay99]

If you want to log in to your pc from afar use one of those ip checking thingies that sits on your pc.

what tool is that?. i thought that there was no way connecting without a fixed ip ?


css_jay99

[kirk]

try logmein.com for example - a nice freebee that I've been using lately. All depends what you want to do really.

[NoddY]

my broadband is currently with NDO with no fixed IP address.

I use a lot of torrents

I am now considering going with BT and choosing a fixed Ip adreess so I can access my PC/server online/on the web.

Question is what are the disadvantages of going the fixed ip route?

cheers

css_jay99

• Traceability is easier
• It's easier to be blacklisted

See: http://www.out-law.com/page-8060

"An IP address in isolation is not personal data under the Data Protection Act, according to the Information Commissioner. But an IP address can become personal data when combined with other information or when used to build a profile of an individual, even if that individual's name is unknown."

A fixed address makes that profile easier to build.

You can circumvent the problems associated with dynamic addresses and obviate using static addresses by using a dynamic DNS service e.g. http://www.dyndns.org

[TheFaQQer]

try logmein.com for example - a nice freebee that I've been using lately. All depends what you want to do really.

I use logmein at the moment. Tried gotomypc (which is more expensive) as I had some problems with logmein, but when I tried both from work this week, it failed to connect but logmein worked a treat.

Using it to set up the weeks downloads as I remember what I want to get.

[NickFitz]

If you want to log in to your pc from afar use one of those ip checking thingies that sits on your pc.

what tool is that?. i thought that there was no way connecting without a fixed ip ?

Google for "dynamic dns".

I've used dyndns.com's free service for simple stuff like giving clients easy access to the web server in the corner of the living room when I'm working from home. I know other people who've used it to get onto their home network while travelling around the States, and from their experiences it seems pretty reliable.

(Dashed clever thing this Intertubes wotsit, when you think about it )

[css_jay99]

cheers guys,
it looks like i dont need a static ip afterall.

I guess from what you are saying that using one of these services should allow me to upload/download to my NAS drive

css_jay99

[TheFaQQer]

cheers guys,
it looks like i dont need a static ip afterall.

I guess from what you are saying that using one of these services should allow me to upload/download to my NAS drive

css_jay99

Yes.

Western Digital do a NAS drive that you can access over the internet too.

[css_jay99]

Yes.

Western Digital do a NAS drive that you can access over the internet too.

I was going to go for the Netgear/Infrant ready NAS or new PC I am building at the moment
(Intel 2.4Ghz Quad Core, 2GB Ram, 4*500 GB SATA II HDD, win xp Pro 32 bit)


Can this new pc operate as a server( Oracle 10g, SQL Sever, informatica , business objects, and a couple of VMWARE files) and at the same time serve as a NAS/RAID to other PC in the house? i would rather stick with the winXP pro