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Static IP for up VPN?

To setup a VPN is it necessary to have a static IP?

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Guest [Entry]

"No, you don't need a static IP. You just have to know the current IP to connect to. I use OpenVPN on my WRT54G on my residential cable connection. My router acts as a server, and it auto-registers with DynDNSdotorg whenever the IP changes. At worst my VPN would fail for a matter of minutes as my dynamic DNS times out.

As for help setting it up, what are you trying to do? What systems are you trying to connect and why? Knowing that would help to get the best VPN setup for what you're doing."
Guest [Entry]

No, it's not necessary to have a static IP address; you can access the server via a domain name if you use a dynamic dns service (most modern DSL routers can register themselves with such a service automatically).