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DNS - the dynamic way - hosting a site from home
18 September 1998
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This article was originally written when Monolith (ml.org) offerred free dynamic dns
facilities. Unfortunately, Monolith is no longer. So most of this page became
irrelevent. See the end of this page for other organisations. |
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What is dynamic DNS?
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| I've written a bit about DNS already. But most DNS entries assume the IP is static and will not change on a regular basis. This is fine for machines that are permanently connected to the Internet and have a static IP address. But most of us have dynamic IP addresses which change every time we log on. That makes it necessary to update the DNS entries on a regular basis. |
| The primary method of updating your DNS records is using a browser. That is not
very convenient if you dial up frequently and get a new IP every time. There is
something better; a dynamic-DNS client Other organisations that provide this service include:
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More service providers
22 January 2001
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| This place lists many dynamic DNS service providers: |