static ip

[melvin]

Not too familiar with static ips but we have been give one from our ISP, can I use my static Ip for sending mail out on my Powerbook away from the office? or only when I im in the office?

 

[robjs]

Generally, you can only use the IP address that has been assigned to your system (or network) at the location where the connection is. However, there are various ways to get around this. If you set up a mailserver at your office, and then use that as the SMTP server on your Powerbook away from the office, the mail will appear to have come from your static IP address.

~r

 

[btoth]

The IP address (usually) isn't tied to your mail sending abilities. Some ISPs do restrict outgoing mail from networks not on their domain. Usually this is resolved by supplying your username and password to your outgoing (SMTP) connection in addition to your usual POP incoming access.

*edit* Sorry, I kinda misread you post, but yeah, as long as your SMTP at the the office is accessible from outside your office's LAN you should be able to use it.

 

[btoth]

Also, outside the office, you might want to setup an alternate network location that uses DHCP or your own IP address for wherever you're at.

 

[ScottW]

Melvin,

Your question is kinda vague on "what you want to do". A Static IP is the same as a DHCP (Dynamic IP), in that it is a Internet Address assigned to your machine. The only different is the static one "stays the same" and the dynamic one "changes". Your static IP is only valid on the connection provided by your provider.

Sending email requires having a internet IP address, static or dynamic. Depending where your email server is and your ISP, you may or may not be able too, but with a will, there is a way.

So, basically, your static ip has about as much in common with your mail sending abilities as a CD has to do with the ability for your car radio to play music.