[gameprogrammer] Re: Server Software

["Charlie Lobo" <charlie.lobo@gmail.com>]

You don't need a static IP, just a DNS, a dynamic DNS changes with dynamic IPs, you could use that. Or you could use what brian reccomended:

On 6/5/07, Brian <brian.ripoff@gmail.com> wrote:

If it suits your game's style consider allowing users to host their
own games and just provide a registrar service your self, allowing
users to locate each others servers.

 
If you just want users to trade their IP to play, at most you just need to add an "IP" button on your game. But it'd be much better if you just have a small server with a list of
name-IP
when they connect, they upload their IP and their unique server name. When they disconect it's erased from the list. That doesn't require much, and again if you just get a dynamic DNS (I know there are some free ones out there) you can use any box connected through a normal conection (though again I don't think it'd be recomendable in the long run). The other option is a shell.