[olug] NoIP

[D. Clough]

When I run a traceroute from my home network to an external location,
I see a "10" class IP after the usual 192.168.x.x.  However, that
doesn't mean that your cable modem doesn't answer to a public IP.  I
have port forwarding set up on my Linksys router and can access my
home computers from my external IP with no troubles.

Also, the whole Geo-IP thing isn't that effective in determining an
IP's geographical location - Most of the time the actual location is
hundreds of miles off-target.  IIRC, it uses the address of the
organization that owns the netblock.

Set up port forwarding on your router and then try accessing that
port/service from an external location.  Qwest's and Cox's cable modem
service may use a similar setup.

-Dan

On 6/12/07, Bradley Arth <brad.arth at gmail.com> wrote:
> That is correct, Qwest (cable modem not dsl) shows up as a 10 series, if I
> run whatsmyip, it gives an external, but its out of state somewhere I can't
> recall right now..
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Rob Townley" <rob.townley at gmail.com>
> To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:52:09 -0500
> Subject: Re: [olug] NoIP
> Does your internet service provider give you a 10. ip address?  No normal
> public ip at all?  Is this over satellite?
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