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qwijibow
Most Home internet users have dynamic IP address'
Meaning they may change every time you reboot your computer or router.

For most internet use, you dont need to worry about your IP, but if like me
you need to ssh into your home network from work or university... OR run quake servers somtimes to play againsed your friends... then you probably know how annoying dynamic IP's really are.

Maybe you want to run a public webserver from home ?

getting a non computer savvy fiend to remember and type "connect 103.213.7.* " usually probes way more complicated than it should be.

ANYWAY... if this is true for you, go and have a look at dynDNS.org
the basic service is completely free.

Sign up for an account, pick a domain (many are available)
and for people with non static IP addresses, downlload and install the dynDNS client.

every time you start your computer, the client test to see if the ip has changed, and automatically relays a change to dynDNS, and the update is dont instantly.

and unlike other sevices, you dont have to have an annoying sub domain.

for Example to name just a few of the domains available....

AnythingYouLike.homelinux.net (also .com and .org)
AnyThingYouLike.homeunix.net (also .com and org)
AnyThingYouLike.homeIP.net (also .com and .org)
AnyThingYouLike.Is-A-Geek.net (also .com and .org)
AnyThingYouLike.homeFtp.net (also .com and .org)
AnyThingYouLike.GameServer.net (also .com and .org)
AnyThingYouLike.Kick-Ass.net (also .com and .org)

 

 

 


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deivid
you can also use the service of http://www.no-ip.com it's provide free services like
  • DNS Host
  • DNS Alias
  • Web Redirect

for the users that have dynamic ip adresses in their homes and they want have webserver, chat service or ftp can use this service. For dynamic IP you can also download a software No-IP.com Dynamic DNS , which tell your IP to no-ip.com and update their records, to point the registered domain to your personal ip.

this service have domains like

yourname.no-ip.org
yourname.no-ip.info
yourname.sytes.net
yourname.serveftp.com etc.

Greets
Deivid

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vujsa
qwijibow,
Nice post. What's the address of this service?

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vujsa

[EDIT]

Sorry, I just noticed the address.

dynDNS.org

Thanks,
vujsa

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jcguy
Well, such service do not allow you to have a full and proper domain name. You actually only get a subdomain, ie something.thewebsite.com as compared to yourownwebsite.com which you get only by paying for domain registration.

Still, these services are great if you need a static IP address.

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Dyth
The below list was shamelessly stolen from here.

You can just Google for links or go back to the original site.


Free DNS Services and DNS Servers

The Public DNS Service

This is one of the oldest and longest running free DNS services providing 2 name servers for your website. If you need a name server or two for your site, and don't wish to use your web host's name servers or pay for commercial DNS services, try this one. Managing your domain records require some expertise though, since they do not provide you an easy interface like some of the other free and commercial DNS servers. However, you really get to control nearly every aspect of your domain records. You can add A records, CNAME records, MX records and nearly everything else that can go into the name server records for your domain You can have unlimited number of domains here. Note: they rely on donor hardware and connectivity for their name servers.

Mydomain and MyDNS Domain Name Services

They provide free DNS services for your domain name, free email forwarding, free URL redirection for your domain (with or without cloaking/stealth, with path forwarding), free parking, the ability to change your MX records, A records, SOA records, etc.

Hammernode Static and Dynamic DNS

They provide free static and dynamic DNS services, as well as web redirection for your website. You can use the static DNS (virtual DNS mapping) on your own domain name. For dynamic DNS purposes, you will be given a subdomain name like yourname.hn.org. If you like, you can also configure URLs like www.hn.org/yourname/ to point to your existing website.

PowerDNS Express

The express version of their service appears to be free. There is little information about the services they provide, but presumably at minimum it allows you to point your domain name at a static IP address.

EveryDNS

EveryDNS provides static DNS services, dynamic DNS resolution, redirection of your domain name to an existing URL, etc. Although the service is free, they solicit donations to support their services.

DYNU Dynamic DNS Service

This dynamic DNS service will allow you to host your own website, FTP, email, telnet, chat server on your own machine. You get a subdomain name (yourname.dynu.com) and a small program which will inform the DNS server whenever you're online as to which IP address you're at.

CJB Dynamic DNS and Web Redirection

This was originally a free web redirection (offering URL redirection) service that has extended its service to provide dynamic DNS. Your subdomain name, whatever.cjb.net (in fact, *.whatever.cjb.net) will be directed to your website when it is online. The only problem with this service is its sluggishness and the frequent downtime.

24LINK Dynamic DNS

Most of the other dynamic DNS providers listed on this page allow you to change your dynamic IP address by either using a small utility that connects to their servers and updates your IP address, or requiring you to update your IP address manually. 24LINK provides you with a free web server which you can download and install on your computer. The web server will automatically update their records to point to your current IP address when you go online. You get an address like www.24link.com/yourname for your website. There are no ads on your site.

Yi.org Dynamic DNS and Web Redirection

Want dynamic DNS or web redirection? You get subdomains like yourname.whyi.org, yourname.yi.org, yourname.weedns.org, yourname.b0b.com which you can point to any IP address you like, and a URL (eg, yi.org/yourname/) which you can redirect to any URL.

DYNS Dynamic DNS Service

If you run a web server that has an ever changing IP address (such as one that is "live" only when you are online through an ISP that issues you a dynamic IP address), you'll like this free service. They provide you a hostname (as a subdomain of dyns.cx), which can point to an IP address that you can change through a program running on your computer. The other services provided by them include dynamic DNS for multiple hostnames pointing at the same IP address (eg, ftp.yourname.dyns.cx, www.yourname.dyns.cx, *.yourname.dyns.cx); web redirection, etc.

DynDNS

You can get up to 5 subdomain names like yourname.dyndns.org which you can redirect to either a static or dynamic IP address. Alternatively, they also provide URL or web redirection where you can get hostnames (subdomains of domain names like doesntexist.org, webhop.net, webhop.org, etc) that are redirected to your actual URL. I'm not sure if there are any advertisements imposed on your site when you use their web redirection service.

ZoneEdit

ZoneEdit allows you to get free DNS services for 5 domains, provided your domains do not get a lot of traffic (according to their FAQ, "a lot" means something like a million hits per year or 200MB worth of traffic per domain; note this is 200MB worth of DNS queries, not the bandwidth used by your web pages). You can also forward your email, park your domains, and run websites on your own computer with their dynamic DNS services.

No-IP Dynamic DNS, Static DNS for your Dynamic IP

No-IP offers you Dynamic DNS so that you can run your websites from your own computer. They also provide you with a short hostnames (like yourname.hopto.org) that you can redirect to your existing website, ie, URL redirection. They also redirect email sent to you@yoursite.no-ip.com to up to three email servers/addresses of your choosing.

DNS Made Easy

If you use the domains provided by them (ie, subdomains of domains like wwwcrazy.com, jobsearchus.com, likethathouse.com, thewwwinternet.com, freedns.us, etc) you can get free dynamic or static DNS services for your website. For example, if you get a subdomain like yourname.jobsearchus.com (or whatever), you can set up the DNS for that hostname to point to your dynamic or static IP address.

 

 

 


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almoo7
Try http://freedns.afraid.org/ <---- has some very nice private addresses and many features! smile.gif

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tennorhornist
QUOTE(jcguy @ Feb 25 2005, 01:44 PM) *
Well, such service do not allow you to have a full and proper domain name. You actually only get a subdomain, ie something.thewebsite.com as compared to yourownwebsite.com which you get only by paying for domain registration.

Still, these services are great if you need a static IP address.


Try http://www.smartdots.com/ my website is www.oswestryringers.net.tc It includes mail as well!!! completley free

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LegallyHigh
Thank you for providing this tutorial, a while ago I was considering using my home network for hosting my current website. However, I couldn't figure out how to do it. If it is this simple, though, I may have to give the option a second looking into, and give it a try. However, the only problem is my websirte uses PHP and MYSQL, so I am pretty sure there is software I would need to download for my home machine to serve the content.

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