network admin, ip addresses for webserver

[Patrick Asselman]

On 2014-10-27 21:40, Colin Law wrote:
> On 27 October 2014 20:35, Thufir <hawat.thufir at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Why is important for a server to use static ip address instead of 
>> DHCP?
>> If it's behind a router, why not use that router's outward facing IP
>> address, and then the router will *route* to that hostname?
>
> Many (most?) routers require an IP address to be specified when
> setting up port forwarding, so the server needs a fixed ip address.
> Can your router take a host name instead?
>

My router allows one to set a preferred ip address for a particular 
computer (or rather: mac address).
That way you can use port forwarding on the router as well as use DHCP 
on the server.

Best regards,
Patrick