Static IP with BT

philologos

does anyone know how much extra it costs for a static IP with BT, i'm thinking of hosting a test site up with my test server, its not gonna be very heavy with traffic or people downloading I'd just like it for the sake of using my server from the internet

CuLT

You need a business package to get a static ISP (just fyi, don't know how much they cost, though I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it's on their website).

philologos

I took a look it wasn't there so I sent a mail, they say static ip's are free for business customers but i really want one for my residential package

CuLT

From what I recall when I had BT bb and made the same enquiry, they said it's not available to residential customers.

Maybe their policies have changed since, but I doubt it.

Matthewthebig

you could just map your dynamic IP to a domain

there is something to do it

google it

RangeR

www.dyndns.org

rrolfe

you can do it with that link
some netgear routers will update the ip automaticly to dyndns.
if not you can get softwarre to do it.
remeber to open your firewall and foward the port to your pc on the router.

download rates for people on the net will max out at your upload rate, so a 25k up will give them about 20 K download, fine for webpages but large files will take a while.

Ziycon

http://www.noip.com

philologos

i've used dynamic DNS before and it is usually rather laggy to resolve, are you sure there isn't any way BT can give a static IP

irlrobins

Yea, but only if you get a business account.

kaizersoze

irlrobins wrote:

Yea, but only if you get a business account.

Aswell as that, BT only sell business DSL to you if you are connected to one of their unbundled exchanges (around 40). They don't resell Eircom business DSL.

Diabolus

kaizersoze wrote:

Aswell as that, BT only sell business DSL to you if you are connected to one of their unbundled exchanges (around 40).

Totally not true
They sell SME Broadband for us small -> medium people.
Runs on any aDSL capable line.
If it takes Res it'll take Business.

kaizersoze

Diabolus wrote:

Totally not true
They sell SME Broadband for us small -> medium people.
Runs on any aDSL capable line.
If it takes Res it'll take Business.

Don't get me wrong and I'm not trying to start an argument but are you sure you're line isn't unbundled by BT? I know it would be connected to an Eircom exchange but it may be one of the exchanges that BT have equipment in.
Anytime I check my line in the BT Business line checker, the only options I'm given is "Order LLU". But maybe thats because I'm connected to an unbundled exchange?
If I'm wrong I'll happily stand corrected:)
BT order page:

Diabolus

Sorry if i was snappy man.
Tbh i dunno about the benefits of being on an LLU but they do sell BB to those not on their LLU exchanges.

The only way to know is to like ring them i suppose.
As far as i remember it worked out at 10 extra for Business BB with a static IP.
One of the guys on irc has one.. wish i could remember who.

kaizersoze

Diabolus wrote:

Sorry if i was snappy man.

No worries. I didn't think you were btw.

Red Alert

i think static ip's should be mandatory on request. especially seen as broadband's supposed to be always on - it makes VOIP much easier. a side effect would be ridding the local loop of the PPPoE blot on the landscape. especially once IPv6 comes on stream there'll be enough IP's for your wireless mouse to have its own publicly routable address.