Posted: 10/9/2013 2:02:24 PM EDT
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I'm trying to find a dynamic DNS service right now that will allow me to do one simple thing - set up the domain name I already own with them so I can point my home router's DynDNS function at it and serve a webpage from home (going to do email too at some point, but the webpage is more important at the moment).
Try as I might, some of the "product" and service descriptions for some of these DynDNS services are about as clear as mud. Anybody have some recommendations? I've had this domain name for many years now and it's kind of an established presence for my artwork, so I can't really ditch it for something else (don't want to, either). |
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I use Synology's DynDNS. However, it requires the purchase of one of their products. Have you tried NoIP? http://www.noip.com/personal/ At the bottom of that page there's a sign up for the free product that supports up to 3 host names. |
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http://www.noip.com/
I use my domain name with them and DDwrt has support built in. |
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Quoted: Run that past me again? Dunno what a C-Name is. Quoted: Quoted: The other option is to take the name that the free service gives you and create a C-Name from your domain to it. Run that past me again? Dunno what a C-Name is. Basically an alias. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNAME_record |
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Quoted: Run that past me again? Dunno what a C-Name is. Quoted: Quoted: The other option is to take the name that the free service gives you and create a C-Name from your domain to it. Run that past me again? Dunno what a C-Name is. Are you sure your ISP won't block a server? Most of them do. You'll be dead in the water or kicked off if they block them / are against the ToS.
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DYNDNS quit issuing free ddns services awhile ago. Your router may not allow another ddns service to be used (Noip might not be available from the DDNS menu).
If you find yourself in this boat, do a search for "D link free Dyndns service". It gives you a DLink website to go through to set up a free DYNDNS service. |
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If you don't know this, you don't know enough to do what you are doing. Find a blog or two that describes someone's project that is similar and then go read up all the terms and stuff they have to do. Are you sure your ISP won't block a server? Most of them do. You'll be dead in the water or kicked off if they block them / are against the ToS. Quoted:
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The other option is to take the name that the free service gives you and create a C-Name from your domain to it. Run that past me again? Dunno what a C-Name is. Are you sure your ISP won't block a server? Most of them do. You'll be dead in the water or kicked off if they block them / are against the ToS. In the couple of tests that I've run, I've been able to get to port 80 from outside devices. The TOS says no commercial services, this is just a private server for my personal website and email. |