rec.autos.simulators

I'm about to convince myself to start DSL service at
my home.  This service would provide me with a
dynamic IP address which, according to SWBell, would
roll over about every three to five hours.  Here's
my questions:

When hosting a race on GSB, how does GSB look up my
IP address?  Is it only every time I host?  Is it set
in the options?  Is it even POSSIBLE to host on GSB
if I have a dynamic IP?  Can I JOIN a race if I have
a dynamic IP?

If GSB looks up my IP every time I hose and all I have
to worry about is my IP rolling after I've hosted, I
can deal with that.  Wouldn't happen probably more than
once an evening.  If it would cause significant problems,
however, I may reconsider.  If I can't join any races
due to a dynamic IP, I won't even consider the DSL service.

Thanks,

-Chris-

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Before you buy.

You can host and join with a dynamic ip, no problem. Everyone on dialup or
isdn does it. Depending on how your DSL in implemented, you may have to use
alternate_ip_addr_lookup = 1 under [communications] in your gpl's core.ini
file.

GSB and GPL can determine your ip from system parameters, and in case you
host, VROC knows your ip from the packets the GPL host sends.

Bart Westra