14 Feb 16 14:30, you wrote to me:   
      
    ML>> that's what i was asking about... if the address for your bbs box   
    ML>> changes... apparently it can... that's why i mentioned that you   
    ML>> should run it as static   
      
    DS> Well, I am going through DuoCirle (formerly DYNDNS), so I have a   
    DS> dynamic IP address.   
      
   that's fine but that's also your WAN (aka external) address... i've been   
   asking about your BBS machine's /internal/ LAN address and if it might   
   change... IIRC, you did state in another post in some echo of the few this   
   conversation is taking place in, that there is the possibility that that   
   address can change from 192.168.0.2_or_whatever_it_is to 192.168   
   0.something_else and that you have gotten to where you check it all the time   
   when starting everything back up... i've pointed out two ways for you to   
   prevent this change from happening... pseudo-static assignment in DHCP on the   
   router or fully static on the BBS machine itself...   
      
    DS> As long as the BBS is online (no threat of thunderstorms, and both the   
    DS> power and internet are on), going to wx1der.dyndns.org will get them   
    DS> to the BBS.   
      
   yes, i think many of us are aware of what static domain name services provide   
   for those of us on dynamic IP connections :wink: :wink:   
      
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