IP address and domain name

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On Sunday 07 March 2004 21:43, peter wrote:
> I have a 24 / 7 computer broadband connection......

Very nice to have.

> I receive a 
> Dymanically alocated IP address from my ISP. Is there a way to
> somehow give my computer a permanet IP address so People can always
> find the materail in my hard drive.

Way off topic for this newsgroup! Nonetheless you've already gotten a 
couple of useful replies. Here's a third.

The "right" thing to do in accordance with most ISP's TOS and AUP 
agreements is to pay the ISP for a static IP. Usually this means a 
business account. There are many other options, and you can probably 
get away with hosting your own domain on a typical cable modem or xDSL 
connection, but if you're in violation of TOS the ISP could shut you 
down without warning. Not good if you're depending on the email, or 
whatever.

> My goalis to get a domain name 
> pointed to that IP address and thus my computer.

One superb dynamic DNS service not mentioned thus far is zoneedit.com. 
You must obtain a domain name and have the registrar point the 
nameservers to the zoneedit servers you're given. Then you can use a 
simple wget command (called from your pppd or DHCP client's command 
which is run whenever you get a new IP) to update the zoneedit servers.

When you gain in experience and understanding you can run your own BIND 
server as master for the zoneedit slaves. Then you can come back and 
post here again. :)
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