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echo: mystic
to: Al
from: Mike Dippel
date: 2023-04-12 21:51:00
subject: RE: Server Settings

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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