Establishing Your IP AddressIn addition to the IP address your cable/DSL provider gives you (your Wide Area Network, or WAN address) each server behind the router will have a Local Area Network (LAN) address (something like 192.168.1.10). Although your computers will be able to access each other's servers using the LAN address internet users must use your WAN address to access your servers. Get your cable/DSL WAN address:
If you have an unchanging cable/DSL IP address (static IP address) the WAN address you just wrote down is the address internet users must use to access your servers. If you want to allow your users to access your servers by name (e.g., MyCoolPalace.dynids.com) rather than number you can set up a redirection service to do so. If, on the other hand, your cable/DSL IP address changes periodically (dynamic IP address) you will want to set up a redirection service to keep track of the current IP address. As mentioned previously, this will also allow your users to access your servers by name rather than number. Instructions for setting up a redirection service are provided at eagles.chatserve.com. When setting up the service use the WAN address you just wrote down when it asks you for your IP address. Also, the redirection service client software should only be installed on one of your computers. Your IP address for each of the servers will be:
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