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Old 05-25-2020, 09:00 AM
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Exclamation Hide my servers public static IP address

I want to open my server up to the public, but I'd like to hide my public static IP address.

If I run it through the public login server (where you can see all the servers listed, including servers like P99) does that hide my public IP?

If I run my private login server through a service like DynDNS and link my public static IP to something like thenSnakeServer.is-leet.com, does that hide my public static IP?

Finally, do I have to run my private or public server through a VPN in order to achieve this? If so, what service do you guys recommend?

Looking for some advice. I have some general knowledge but not sure what the best approach is here.
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Old 05-25-2020, 10:28 AM
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Whatever you do, in the end the client has to connect to your server and then your IP is visible. Under Windows, for example, in a command prompt with the command "netstat". There is no way to prevent this, unless you have a server somewhere that acts as a transparent proxy to pass on your connections. This service could certainly be bought somewhere, but it is expensive (1000$ and more per year) and significantly degrades the connection to your server (i.e. laaaaaag). And even then, someone with a bit of an idea would be able to find your IP.
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Old 05-25-2020, 09:13 PM
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Run it through a vpn? that'd hide your normal ip address, if static, and useful for other stuff.. yarrgh, matey!
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Old 05-30-2020, 06:19 PM
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If I ran it through a VPN, what IP would I give to my clients in order to connect, since the IP is hidden?
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Old 05-30-2020, 10:04 PM
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IDK why you want hide a IP any SITE you visit sees it
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Old 06-11-2020, 04:15 PM
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Everything will have to resolve to a public IP if you want clients to connect. Setting up a site to site VPN to tunnel your traffic through a third party provider isn't going to be straight forward (I'd be surprised if many VPN providers offered it.)

Why do you want to hide it exactly?

If you're that worried about your own setup, it might be worth looking at renting some hosted/cloud servers to run your EQ server on.
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Old 06-15-2020, 12:11 PM
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If you use No-IP, you can make a free account there for a dynamic dns that you would simply give your people that want to connect to your server. And that doesn't tell them your ip. So under your eqemu_config file, in this section <address>Your current ip you give them</address>. You would put whatever address you create <address>mydns.private.com</address>. Just make sure you download the app from their website and put it on the computer running the server. It just keeps your DNS updated with your current IP.
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Old 06-15-2020, 12:56 PM
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Sorry, but that's not protection. Just open a dos box or bash and type "nslookup mydns.private.com" and you will see the IP.
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Old 06-15-2020, 02:06 PM
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Buy a dedicated server hosted somewhere else if you're concerned about your IP being shown.
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