What is the best thing to do for static ip?

Hmmm... off hand i'm not sure the best answer. Normally i'd just advise you get a Netgear router (as netgears support the DynDNS update function) but don't know if that's an option with ATT.

You might be best to first check with ATT to see if they either:
> Offer a router that supports update notifications to DynDNS or
> See if you can connect your own Netgear to ATT

If those aren't options, post back and look see if other alternatives might be available

I need to try to get my 2wire port to work first. Until I get a new setup and even if I don't I need to set up my 2wire to work for now. I will check on how to open up my port. 80 is refused right now.

Sorry the double post.. but to make sure you see...

In worst case (if ATT requires the 2wire) looks like you can buy a netgear and bridge it to the 2wire so it handles the dyndns updates for you see here

Yes the client software has to be running always. There was away around that in some routers would send a ping to DynDns thus you didn't the client software again. But you're on 2wire-router so you'll need to setup that one if you can.

That's what I have to figure out what to do.

@tipstir:
I haven't tried this myself but guessed one might be able to bridge a netgear (or other dyn dns supported router) to a 2wire router and use it instead of requiring the client tool running on a computer.

Again, i haven't tried this myself but found several threads where people seem to have gotten this to work (at least based on skimming the thread)

If you need help let us know...

so your first task should be connecting to your isy-99 over the internet while still using your WAN IP address

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So i guess i should ask:
> Do you know how to login to your 2wire?
> Open the correct fire wall ports. (and do you know which ports are needed?)
> And do you know how to port forward on the 2wire?

I have it all synced but I just have to figure out how to do the port forward for it.

Hang on... i'll download the 2wire manual and give you the download link so we (and anyone else on the thread) can look at same manual together

Man, you're too kind. I feel kind of lazy for this. Thanks.

I have done port forwarding with it before I just need to figure out how to do it with this. I don't do it very often so it is always an adventure when I try to do it again.

What a LOUSY ATT support site! Took forever to try and find a user manual download and they don't even list that model for download - tho i know it exists! Grrrr....

Maybe you can check to see if it's still current.. or where the heck a manual is for it.. Sorry.. i can look around again probably tomorrow but maybe you can find the info on instructions/manual for that router from them and post back here

I don't have any manual for the dang thing. I will look also. Thanks for trying.

OK.. I'll look some more. But in addition to port forwarding and opening ports on the 2Wire you also need assigning your ISY-99 a static IP address (i.e. an address you know you can rely on - a permanent LAN address on your network - before you setup port forwarding)

I found ISY-99 setup here

I also found another product describe port forwarding for the 2Wire

Unless you know how to tell the ISY-99 how to request a static IP then suggest first need to figure out how to reserve IP addresses in the 2wire and THEN can port forward to it and make sure firewall ports are open

I have the isy setup as far as I know. I have found it several times but the ip keeps changing. That is why dyndns.

What port do I use? Not sure there.

I got it I think but I had to shut off the firewall to get it. Now I have to remember how to do exceptions.

I got the exception to work in the firewall. Now to see if I can use my dnydns account.

Ok, now how do I work out checking out my isy. What steps do I need to take? I will go to the site and read but you explain it much better.

Ok, I think I am getting it. If I want to get to my isy I put in my username plus dnsdojo etc. and then the isy port # after the : I got into my isy. I did not need to do another open port to get it to work or did I have to go and open port 80 to get it to work to go into my isy port that was setup? I am not sure.