Change external IP after servers started
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:56 pm
Hello everyone,
please let me explain what I have / need.
I have an internet connection, that resets my IP address every 24 hours and there is no static-IP option available. I have a no-ip redirection, which always contains the correct IP.
I want to run a small test-server for a buddy and myself, which is hosted on my server AT HOME.
So far I managed to be able to run the login- and game-servers on my server and connect to them through external dynamic DNS (using my no-ip host).
However - and this is my problem: at a certain hour my IP changes. I am afraid, that if it does so, it will not allow my buddy to connect to my test-server anymore, because the server (which started with the "old" IP-address) is still running.
Is restarting the server my only option or are there means (using ipconfig.xml or something) to adjust the IP while the login- and game-servers are already up and running?
Could I possibly fill in my no-ip host into the ipconfig.xml instead of an IP-address?
Thank you for your replies in advance! Hints would do - I am sure I could figure it out if you give me a hint or two .
P.s.: I hope this is the correct forum for this question. If not, I apologize and ask you to move it to where you think the right place is.
P.s.2: I am currently running an Ertheia login- and game-server, but I believe it would be the same if I was using a High-Five login- and game-server instead.
please let me explain what I have / need.
I have an internet connection, that resets my IP address every 24 hours and there is no static-IP option available. I have a no-ip redirection, which always contains the correct IP.
I want to run a small test-server for a buddy and myself, which is hosted on my server AT HOME.
So far I managed to be able to run the login- and game-servers on my server and connect to them through external dynamic DNS (using my no-ip host).
However - and this is my problem: at a certain hour my IP changes. I am afraid, that if it does so, it will not allow my buddy to connect to my test-server anymore, because the server (which started with the "old" IP-address) is still running.
Is restarting the server my only option or are there means (using ipconfig.xml or something) to adjust the IP while the login- and game-servers are already up and running?
Could I possibly fill in my no-ip host into the ipconfig.xml instead of an IP-address?
Thank you for your replies in advance! Hints would do - I am sure I could figure it out if you give me a hint or two .
P.s.: I hope this is the correct forum for this question. If not, I apologize and ask you to move it to where you think the right place is.
P.s.2: I am currently running an Ertheia login- and game-server, but I believe it would be the same if I was using a High-Five login- and game-server instead.