I've used dyndns for this exact purpose in the past. I ran a Perl script on my server which, at a set interval, would wake up and check to see if my IP address had changed. The script was able to query my router (Linksys BEFSR41), retrieve the new IP address and post it to dyndns.org where my account would be instantly updated. It worked flawlessly for about a year (and still probably would be working if my server were still up).
All this was on a Linux server, so I don't know what kind of solutions are available for Windows platforms, but all the integration scripts were third party, so I'm sure there are plenty of solutions available. Christian On Friday, January 10, 2003, at 03:43 PM, Chris Alvarado wrote: > Hello all, > > Sort of an off-topic post I guess, so sorry for that. > > However this is the most responsive / helpful list I'm on so here it > goes. > > I have a domain name for myself that my company hosts the DNS for. I am > looking for a dynamic DNS solution that will allow me to actually host > the site on my cable access where my IP address may change etc. > > Here is the kicker, > > I have a router / firewall attached to my cable modem that also has a > built in switch. That way I can have like 4 machines using my cable > connection. The IP addresses for each machine as such are NATed and > thus > I have the firewall set to forward all port 80 request (http) to my > machines NATed address, this works fine except that as far as I can > tell > all of the Dynamic DNS services out there set the IP address to send > your domain requests to are of the MACHINE running their software, > whereas the IP address on my network would actually belong to my cable > modem. > > Anyone have any ideas? > > Thanks all, > > -chris.alvarado > [ application developer ] > 4 Guys Interactive, Inc. > http://www.4guys.com > > "We create websites that make you a hero." > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
