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A static IP address is assigned to a device on a permanent basis. The IP address is not expected to change frequently or at all. This addressing method is commonly used for servers and other devices for which the address must be well-known.

A static IP address is assigned to a device on a permanent basis. The IP address is not expected to change frequently or at all. This addressing method is commonly used for servers and other devices for which the address must be well-known.

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Has my ISP mangled my DNS reverse lookup record for a single static IP address?

I've taken on the task of running a small email server, and the world of spam makes it more challenging for an individual, as many MTAs are highly paranoid about accepting email. I think I've configured nearly everything that could be a problem…
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Setting up bridged LXC containers with static IPs

I'm trying to setup multiple LXC containers on a host, each with public static IPs of their own. My host is running the latest Ubuntu. It has a single network interface named eth0. The static IPs are pingable from the internet and are named…
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DHCP addressing vs Static addressing for Servers

I'm having a "lively" debate with a work associate about the reasons for or against using DHCP on servers in a network environment. The network environment in particular is a relatively small network, but in my experience it's always better to have…
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Failed to load resource: net::ERR_CONNECTION_RESET

Since I started using an application behind a reverse proxy (Apache2's mod_jk), I've noticed some pages won't load (They would without the reverse proxy settings). It was a subtle error which I had to inspect to find it out, thanks to Google Chrome:…
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Can I simply buy dedicated IP addresses from any website and assign them to my server?

As the question suggests, is it possible for me to buy/get dedicated/static IP addresses and connect them to my OpenVPN server so I can assign each IP address to a client?
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How to add a static secondary IP to a DHCP interface using netplan?

My server has a file /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml with the following content: # This file is generated from information provided by # the datasource. Changes to it will not persist across an instance. # To disable cloud-init's network…
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Why does a DHCP server need a static IP address?

I'm experimenting various network setups using VMs. When I setup the DHCP role on Windows Server, it requires a static IP. I am having trouble understanding why this is necessary from a technical point of view. My understanding of DHCP is, a client…
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Tunneling a public IP to a remote machine

I have a Linux server A with a block of 5 public IP addresses, 8.8.8.122/29. Currently, 8.8.8.122 is assigned to eth0, and 8.8.8.123 is assigned to eth0:1. I have another Linux machine B in a remote location, behind NAT. I would like to set up an…
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Windows DNS Server register a non **DHCP** client (server) into 2008R2

We have Linux boxes with static IP, some using Centos and other Debian, using IP ranges reserved for development and testing. We need this boxes to 'publish' their DNS into DNS Server 2008R2, without administrator nor manual intervention. …
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TCP/IP routing: accessing a LAN device with wrong static IP configuration

I forgot to change the static IP of a network device before moving it from my datacenter network to my home LAN. Since it isn't configured properly for my LAN network, I'm not sure how to access it. Constraints: It's a NAS (a LaCie Network Space…
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ifdown interface not configured (Debian 6)

My server is dedicated (non-virtual). I want to have 3+1 static IPs. I used aliases (eth0:0, eth0:1) previously, but read that this method is deprecated. So I added another IP and reconfigured my interface with ifup/ifdown while I'm at i;, but…
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Vagrant - access guest from host via hostname

I have vagrant 1.2.2 installed in my development machine; a laptop. I use same laptop in three different environments with different networking settings. My VagrantFile looks like: Vagrant.configure("2") do |config| config.vm.box = "lucid32" …
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Assign static IP by MAC address on openVPN

Our business is currently running a VPN using OpenVPN on a server we host ourselves. We have a need to lock down our internal network for client reasons - so the desired outcome is that only whitelisted hardware/MAC addresses can connect to our…
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Centos server keeps jumping to address instead of static assigned address

I have a headless Centos server that I've configured with a static IP address. I've disabled Network Manager, avahi-daemon etc. Whenever I restart the network it just jumps to 10.155.90.100 instead of the required 10.155.90.61 with no…
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Route traffic directly between nodes in a cluster

I apologize if this is a really dumb question. Objective Ensure that traffic that is meant to go between nodes in a cluster does not (inefficiently) go outside the cluster and then come back in, but goes directly between nodes. Background We are…
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