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Like, I would feel like "I have my own dedicated global address nobody can take from me" is a decentralizing factor... But at the end of the day I still need my

Like, I would feel like "I have my own dedicated global address nobody can take from me" is a decentralizing factor... But at the end of the day I still need my ISP to get me to the Internet, so not really.

telmich 7y ago
The difference is, you can take any ISP and continue your business. 1, 2, 3 or even move somewhere else.
- hkjhreiou 7y ago
  So just use a domain name instead of an IP address, like everyone else.
  - telmich 7y ago
    So, how does a DNS entry to 10.0.2.2 help to be reachable?
    - hippich 7y ago
      Assuming it is not trolling. Every time you get new IP from the ISP, you update DNS record for that domain. And browsers can connect to it to the exposed 80/443 port.
      - xur17 7y ago
        I believe GP's point is that some providers don't provide a publicly routable ip address.
        hippich 7y ago
        Ah, haven't experience such thing yet. But if such thing happens, indeed it becomes way more complicated.
- zzzcpan 7y ago
  We have DNS for just that purpose. You don't need provider independent IP addresses and shouldn't rely on them not changing.