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Old 19th June 2012
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Default Additional Dynamic IP Address Considerations

You mention the purpose is "webserver".
  • Please be aware that your ISP may block common inbound ports such as 80 or 443.
  • Whether blocked or not, your ISP may have an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) which prohibits operating servers of any type from a residence on a dynamic IP address.
  • If you ever consider adding other services, dynamic IP addresses are often filtered from acceptable addresses for interconnections. The best of the examples is SMTP -- Email. Many servers will not transfer Email to servers residing on dynamic address ranges.

Last edited by jggimi; 19th June 2012 at 11:05 PM. Reason: typo
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