Subject: Re: Domain name?
From: Jim Lambert (jlx@lamberts.org)
Date: Sun Dec 16 2001 - 21:15:00 MST
Check out www.no-ip.com if you've got a dynamic IP. They provide some
simple technology that allows you to have a DNS record for you dynamic
IP host. Pretty cool. I've been using it for about a year and I've
had no problems with the service :-)
For DNS service, I use hn.org - it's free and reliable.
-Jim
Sean O. Denney wrote:
> You have to find out if you are given a static IP or if it is dynamic.
> If static, then it can be done easily. If dynamic, then not likely.
>
> --- Sean
>
> On Sun, 16 Dec 2001, Zeke Runyon wrote:
>
> > oK...
> >
> > I am on a cable RoadRunner internet connection. The cable modem is
> > connected to a gateway connected to an ethernet hub connected to my
> > computers. One of these computers is my 7200/120 linux box.
> >
> > Is it possible to make the linux box function as a domain name server,
> > creating a root-level (is that how you call it?) domain name, such as
> > www.domainname.com. Also, can I run POP3, http, telnet, and ftp servers
> > on this same machine as well (with the domain name I create)?
> >
> > All I want is a real hostname for the machine. It seems I need this to
> > get proftpd working, and certainly I need it for an email server. Even
> > if it is machinename.dhcp-05.woh.roadrunner.com.
> >
> > How would I configure this???
> >
> > ##
> > # Zeke Runyon | zrunyon@mac.com | zekeworld.home.dhs.org
> > # blog: communistsquirrel.home.dhs.org
> > # Mac OS X 10.1.1 5M28 | OS 9.2.1 | Yellow Dog Linux 2.1
> > # Communist squirrels shall rule the world.
> >
> >
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