[TriLUG] DDNS (and maybe DHCP) on host not router, was: enabling SSH into private network

[Alan Porter]

Uh, I think you read more into my post than I meant. I did not fully 
understand your reply.

What I meant to say was this...

In a small network, like a home, it is not necessary to run the DynDNS 
client on the router itself. Instead, it can be run on any of the 
machines behind the router. A lot of people run it on a Windows PC that 
sits behind the router. The DynDNS client sends some sort of ping to 
dyndns.org, and then their server figures out where the ping originated 
from, and it records that IP address.

Meanwhile, your network is getting complicated enough that you might 
consider running openvpn.

This would allow you to "connect" to the store's network from anywhere. 
Once there, the openvpn server takes care of routing your traffic from 
your remote location to the local network. So you can directly access 
any machine on the local network by a direct IP connection.

If you'd like a more elaborate explanation, contact me off-list.

Alan





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