Considerations about hosting at home (no business contracts, only private customers) regarding internet protocol and DNS, e.g. for remote access of Raspberry Pi, syncloud, nextcloud, owncloud ...
# | type of access(server) / short description | comments, use cases, problems | client connection via | usage trend |
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1. | IPv4 public address - directly connected | servers in data centers, PCs terminating ppp-sessions, smart phones with special APN-settings | IPv4 |
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2. | IPv4 private address, with NAT at own router | historical DSL, user needs tcp/udp port forwarding for own server at own router (upnp or manually) | IPv4 |
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3. | IPv4 private address, with NAT at ISP-level (carrier grade NAT) | widely used by mobile internet service providers and some stupid fiber ISP, user needs relays (third party server) or PCP (isn’t available), usually no server possib |