Dynamic Dns
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:30 pm
Dynamic DNS discussions have popped up around the forum at times. This is just to allow a domain name to point to your IP address of your Cable/DSL modem. This isn't required for the portal since it is smart enough to log whatever IP address it was last updated from. However, this is a topic for those of us who do not use the Portal and rely on either the Android Status App, Iphone App, Windows Gadget, Java Status App (or even the future Windows App). The 2 main services that people have been using are DynDns.com (aka, Dyn.com) or No-ip.com (with this one being free). These are nice, but require you to use a "free" / pre-existing domain name from their list of domains.
Since I own my own domain and utilize it for various other things, I've been looking at ways to customize my DNS entries and be able to use my own domain with a dynamic DNS entry / option. I have found a service that allows you to use your own domain with their DNS servers and also create dynamic DNS entries off of it. They also have free dynamic DNS service that allows you to create up to 5 dynamic hosts per account (I think it is 5....but still, you can get at least 1).
What I'm getting at is this, would people be interested in having an "exclusive" or "cool" dynamic DNS entry with something like:
I would also either write up an article/guide on how to set this up and use it, or have somebody else do it.
Anyways, I would love to hear your feedback and see what you guys think. If you have other domain suggestions, that's great, just post them in the comments. I personally would be leaning towards ra-controller.com because the hyphen (-) makes it easier to read and distinguish the name, but I'd be ok with either domain.
Since I own my own domain and utilize it for various other things, I've been looking at ways to customize my DNS entries and be able to use my own domain with a dynamic DNS entry / option. I have found a service that allows you to use your own domain with their DNS servers and also create dynamic DNS entries off of it. They also have free dynamic DNS service that allows you to create up to 5 dynamic hosts per account (I think it is 5....but still, you can get at least 1).
What I'm getting at is this, would people be interested in having an "exclusive" or "cool" dynamic DNS entry with something like:
- yourhost.ra-controller.com
- yourhost.racontroller.com
I would also either write up an article/guide on how to set this up and use it, or have somebody else do it.
Anyways, I would love to hear your feedback and see what you guys think. If you have other domain suggestions, that's great, just post them in the comments. I personally would be leaning towards ra-controller.com because the hyphen (-) makes it easier to read and distinguish the name, but I'd be ok with either domain.