domain name registration and DHCP question

ssfrstlstnm · 08-23-2005, 08:56 AM

I have an apache web server set up, and would like to register a domain name for my web page. Can this work with DHCP. I asked my ISP if I can get a static IP, and they said that I can only get a "sticky" IP which could change. How can the DNS servers know what IP to point to when someone goes to my site if my IP is always changing?

Nathanael · 08-23-2005, 09:28 AM

you can go to 1and1.com registere a domain and you get full dns management and web forwarding.
combine that with an account with dyndns.org
install the dyndns.org client on you server/router
and off you go.
example
at 1and1.com you register linuxadict.com
at dyndns.org you get linuxadict.dyndns.org
and you set the webforwarding for
www.linuxadict.com to point to linuxadict.dyndns.org :-)
or, you leave out the 1and1.com registration and leave it at linuxadict.dyndns.org
sorted :-)

sopiaz57 · 08-23-2005, 08:50 PM

Yea, thats what I would do. Your looking for a dynamic dns provider. a basic google on this term should give some good solutions, Dynamic DNS being the most popular probably.

so register a domain with yahoo domains for example, then just create your entry in DNS pointing to the Dynamic DNS hostname.

basically the same thing the above guy said, this is a great first step before going and getting a colocation or dedicated server.

good luck

ssfrstlstnm · 08-23-2005, 10:21 PM

thanks, that's exactly what I need!