[grc] How much bandwidth to run a VPN?

[al davis]

On Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:05:28 -0800
shhhhh via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:

> Related to this, the (very) local ISP is offering us public or private
> static IPs-- which is better/worse? 

"static" vs "dynamic" IP ..

The IP number is like a phone number for your computer.  "Static" means
it is always the same.  "Dynamic" means it can change without notice,
and often does.

The significance is that when someone tries to call you, if the number
is always the same they have a way to do that.  If it changes, callers
don't know what number to use so they can't call you.

What this means in an internet perspective is that if you want anything
available to the public, you need static.  If all you do is call out,
dynamic is ok .. so nearly all consumer internet is dynamic.  To get
static you need a business account, and need to pay extra for static.

You might want static so you can access your studio or transmitter from
home.