if my ISP won't "let go" of the DNS for my IP then can I not put it in my DNS?

[John Coutts]

You are correct in your assumptions to a degree. A domain name server 
identified in a domain registration will simply provide the IP address for the 
name requested. However, a reverse lookup on the IP address will probably not 
get as far as the DNS server you have registered. It will get as far as the 
PacBell system which has the authority for that address range, and will return 
the name that PacBell has assigned to it. What PacBell is saying is that they 
will not delegate the authority for a single IP address.

Some DSL providers have their routers set up to filter certain TCP ports. A 
local one here for example, filters out all TCP ports less than 100 except for 
port 23. This is to prevent users from operating servers contrary to the signed 
agreement You will have to check with your provider. It is best to be above 
board.

J.A. Coutts
Systems Engineer
Edsonet/TravPro
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In article <38127375.4388291 at news.pacbell.net>, pls at post.here.adam says...
>
>Hello,
>
>Sorry if the title is too obfuscated. I have a DSL line connected to
>my home network w/ firewall.  Surfing, etc is fine.  However we'd also
>like to host a website (or sites via apache's virtual domains).  While
>I could access our site using the IP #, some of the people sharing the
>costs wouldn't want them or their friends to have to do that.  Like
>everyone else, we want a name on 'da net.  
>
>Unfortunately when I spoke to our ISP/DSL provider (PacBell) they said
>that for single IP dsl customers such as ourselves we cannot register
>a domain and use our IP because PacBell "doesn't release or let go of
>their DNS record for that IP".
>
>However, as far as I can figure, if I have mysite.com registered and I
>maintain my own DNS or use someone like granitecanyon, then any user
>in the world who queries mysite.com will be directed to the DNS server
>authoritative for my domain name and that server will passre my IP to
>the user and they come to our site.  Isn't this correct?
>
>A problem that I might see is that I or granitecanyon would be
>"claiming" to be authoritative for an IP that is not rightfully ours.
>But since it *is* mine as long as I have DSL with them, is this
>actually true?  Nothing in my pre-sales literature or final infopack
>stated anything about not being able to use my own IP.
>
>The other problem I can see is with reverse IP look ups since that, I
>guess *has* to go back to PacBell - can someone tell me I'm wrong and
>if so what I need to do?  I wonder how many things will break if my IP
>doesn't resolve back to my registered domain name.  I can't think of
>any server that would do that.  FTP sites that do a reverse DNS lookup
>would still get a valid hostname, just PacBells...  Am I missing
>anything here?
>
>Things like MX should work since that info will come out of my own
>DNS, right?
>
>I also heard there were some "pseudo" DNS type services out there.
>While that is the *last* resort - I really want to get real DNS
>working as much for the experience as for keeping it simple - I would
>still appreciate pointers to more info about this as I failed to track
>down any such info.
>
>For now its the raw IP road so I am hoping someone can help
>
>thanks,
>
>Adam
>
>post here so everyone can benefit, but to write me:
>a d a m - s a t p a c b e l l d o t n e t
>