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   Mike Dippel to All   
   RE: Server Settings   
   12 Apr 23 21:51:00   
   
   From: nospam.Mike.Dippel@p5.f1321.n712.z3.fidonet.org   
      
   On 4/12/2023 6:41 PM, Al wrote to Mike Dippel:   
      
   -> > I set up a Mystic site on a home computer.  I am using dynu to manage my   
   -> dns   
   -> > settings.  I have the A records pointing to the computer and I can reach   
   -> the   
   -> > site from any computer only if I use the Public IPv4 address of   
   -> 65.33.217.110   
   ->   
   -> > The domain name of mystic-hobbies.com doesn't connect.   
   ->   
   -> > Do I have to configure something in the Mystic server setup that will   
   -> allow   
   -> > it to be reachable?   
   ->   
   -> When I lookup the ip address of mystic-hobbies.com with host it says the ip   
   -> address is 192.168.1.8.   
   ->   
   -> That is a private ip on your lan, no one outside of your lan will be able to   
   -> connect with that.   
   ->   
   -> If you can adjust the dns settings for mystic-hobbies.com to point to   
   -> 65.33.217.110 instead of 192.168.1.8 it should work.   
      
   I tried to duplicate what I use for my hobbylinebbs.com which has a private IP   
   address   
   of 192.138.210.146  That address reaches the site without any problem, but I   
   will give it   
   a try.   
      
   Thanks.   
      
   Mike Dippel   
      
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