Running a home server with a changing IP

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NickFitz replied

6 December 2008, 21:07
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

Switch ISP to one that does? Just a thought.

I have one.

Virgin do cable. Everybody else only does ADSL. Fibre beats copper every time
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_V_ replied

6 December 2008, 20:44
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

Not an option if the OP's ISP doesn't provide static IP addresses. (For example, Virgin Media don't.)

My Virgin Media IP address rarely changes. Maybe a couple of times a year max. Hardly worth worrying about.
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VectraMan replied

6 December 2008, 19:50
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

Not an option if the OP's ISP doesn't provide static IP addresses. (For example, Virgin Media don't.)

Switch ISP to one that does? Just a thought.

I have one.
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NickFitz replied

6 December 2008, 19:04
Originally posted by Dark Black View Post

...or run static IP ?

Not an option if the OP's ISP doesn't provide static IP addresses. (For example, Virgin Media don't.)
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Paddy replied

6 December 2008, 18:23
Wrong thread
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Dark Black replied

6 December 2008, 17:54
...or run static IP ?
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NickFitz replied

6 December 2008, 14:23
Originally posted by voodooflux View Post

Have you looked at using a Dynamic DNS service such as DynDNS? Many routers have inbuilt support for such services, and will update them automagically when your IP changes.

WHS - my wireless router is configured to automatically update DynDNS when it gets an IP address via the cable modem. Works for me
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minestrone replied

6 December 2008, 11:13
did a bit of messing about and it seems to be working again, I expect it to fail though, see how it goes.

Must admit I know bugger all about DNS.
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minestrone replied

6 December 2008, 10:54
yea, I'm running znDyn on the server and I can see that it updates zoneedit.com OK but then I try to connect to the URL it only works about 20% of the time.

I suppose it is an alternative to zoneedit I am looking for.

I'm a developer and infrastructure scares me
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voodooflux replied

6 December 2008, 10:38
Have you looked at using a Dynamic DNS service such as DynDNS? Many routers have inbuilt support for such services, and will update them automagically when your IP changes.

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minestrone started a topic Running a home server with a changing IP

6 December 2008, 10:36
Running a home server with a changing IP

Need some advice on running a home server on a changing IP address.

Got a domain name and I have ran it to my home server succesfully using zoneedit.com but it has become pretty flakey. MY IP changes so I have to use their client to update the forward when my IP moves. It seems to work then it will not a few hours later.

Does anyone know of an alternative to zone edit for DNS?
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