Thursday, July 20, 2006

Linux.com | Getting started with dynamic DNS

Something to ponder upon dynamic IP address. If I have a static IP address then I can my own web server (although with the 384Kb upload speed, hmmmm.... this is what you get here with streamyx). But this will be a great alternative for you aspiring IT person who felt that web is my life and career!



Your ISP probably assigns your computer an IP address dynamically. It means one less thing for the both of you to think about, but it also puts you in a bind if you need to connect to your machine from the outside: you can't locate your PC amidst those of all the ISP's other customers. To overcome this obstacle, you can use dynamic DNS. Here's how to get started.

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