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<blockquote data-quote="IvanLasston" data-source="post: 1423042" data-attributes="member: 145676"><p>Great article - unfortunately dyndns has gone away from free dynamic host names. (I have been grandfathered in - but all new users cost $20/year) Also who knows how long they will let us keep the free account?</p><p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/17/0141213/dyndns-cuts-back-free-dns-options" target="_blank">DynDNS Cuts Back Free DNS Options - Slashdot</a></p><p>There are other options in the comments. Unfortunately most routers point to dyndns so you'll probably have to run a dynamic dns client on a computer instead of it running on your router.</p><p></p><p>I went to namecheap to register a domain. They have some info on how to setup dynamic dns with their servers.</p><p><a href="http://www.namecheap.com/" target="_blank">Cheap Domain Names Registration, Domain Transfer, SSL Certificates, Free DNS, Privacy Protection • Namecheap.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/category.aspx/11/dynamic-dns" target="_blank">Dynamic DNS - Category</a></p><p>($3.99 right now to register .info otherwise most run around ~$11/year)</p><p></p><p>Here is some info on setting up namecheap and dynamic dns that I wrote up for someone on the forums</p><p><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-apps-games/269232-dynamic-dns-client.html#post1382011" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-apps-games/269232-dynamic-dns-client.html#post1382011</a></p><p>I have run this setup on straight lion - not lion server - but it should work there as well. </p><p></p><p>I'd recommend going to a name registrar vs some kind of hosting service (1&1 for example) As you get more advanced, a straight registrar gives you access to the routing of your domain whereas a hosting service tends to want you to use their applications/services. Changing stuff around becomes harder when using a hosting service. For example with a few of my domains - I have google apps for mail and calendar -whereas my website points to a home server. I can always change these around and if I setup a Lion Server I can stop using google apps and move my services to the lion server. I've found moving the services around with namecheap easy. I set a friend up with 1&1 and it wasn't that straightforward - she was sticking with their hosting apps anyway so I didn't have to mess around too much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvanLasston, post: 1423042, member: 145676"] Great article - unfortunately dyndns has gone away from free dynamic host names. (I have been grandfathered in - but all new users cost $20/year) Also who knows how long they will let us keep the free account? [url=http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/12/17/0141213/dyndns-cuts-back-free-dns-options]DynDNS Cuts Back Free DNS Options - Slashdot[/url] There are other options in the comments. Unfortunately most routers point to dyndns so you'll probably have to run a dynamic dns client on a computer instead of it running on your router. I went to namecheap to register a domain. They have some info on how to setup dynamic dns with their servers. [url=http://www.namecheap.com/]Cheap Domain Names Registration, Domain Transfer, SSL Certificates, Free DNS, Privacy Protection • Namecheap.com[/url] [url=http://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/category.aspx/11/dynamic-dns]Dynamic DNS - Category[/url] ($3.99 right now to register .info otherwise most run around ~$11/year) Here is some info on setting up namecheap and dynamic dns that I wrote up for someone on the forums [url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-apps-games/269232-dynamic-dns-client.html#post1382011[/url] I have run this setup on straight lion - not lion server - but it should work there as well. I'd recommend going to a name registrar vs some kind of hosting service (1&1 for example) As you get more advanced, a straight registrar gives you access to the routing of your domain whereas a hosting service tends to want you to use their applications/services. Changing stuff around becomes harder when using a hosting service. For example with a few of my domains - I have google apps for mail and calendar -whereas my website points to a home server. I can always change these around and if I setup a Lion Server I can stop using google apps and move my services to the lion server. I've found moving the services around with namecheap easy. I set a friend up with 1&1 and it wasn't that straightforward - she was sticking with their hosting apps anyway so I didn't have to mess around too much. [/QUOTE]
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