> An IP address must be specified with the hostname. That's what the > registration process is all about, i.e. xxxx.xxxxxx.com has an IP address > of 1.2.3.4. If the IP address changes, the host record would need to be > updated by the owner of the xxxxxx.com domain. Static is relative. Of > course it would be a pain to have to constantly update the IP at the > registry if it was a dynamic address, but the registry really doesn't know > or care. >
True, but isn't there a long lag time before the registry reflects an updated IP address? Thus making a dynamic IP useless? Thanks, David > > Hence my original question: > > > I have always been under the assumption that you NEED at least > > > two static IP addresses to set up DNS service usable by second > > > level domain names. Is there any way around this? > > > > Thanks. :-) > > > > > >
