Dynamic Dial-Up-IP and DNS-Update HOW?

[Kevin Darcy]

dejanews at familie-betz.de wrote:

> Hello there!
>
> I have the following problem. I connect from home via NAT-Network and
> dynamic IP to the Internet. I am also running a virtual Nameserver
> with an ISP which allows me to add my own zones, etc.
> So I have mydomain.net on this Nameserver.
> The virtual Nameserver doens't allow dynamic IP-Updates like special
> Services (DynDNS, etc) do, so I thought about the following.
>
> I am also running my own RedHat 6.1 Server with another ISP. There I
> can setup a BIND 8.2.4.
>
> Can I do the following and how can I do this:
>
> -add a zone xxx.mydomain.net to the BIND
> -add an entry to the virtual Nameserver that points for xxx to the
> BIND as responsible nameserver
> -get BIND updated each time my local Network connects through a new IP
> to the internet, to alsways have access to my local network through
> xxx.mydomain.net?
>
> How can I do all this - if it is possible?

I think the usual way of dealing with this is to make the name an alias
(CNAME) to some dynamically-updateable name, using a service like DynDNS,
TZO or whoever.


- Kevin