Mark Komarinski, Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 01:45:37PM -0500: > I have ATTBI/M1/Comcast cable modem and am using TZO.COM as the DNS > provider for wayga.org. All of wayga.org (web, e-mail, etc) is sitting > in my basement along with a client that hits TZO with my current IP > address. If ATT changes my IP address, it will get registered with TZO > within the hour.
Another trick you can use with ATT is that fact that every MAC on their network is mapped to a hostname which is then mapped to a dynamic IP. ie.: If the MC address of your ethernet card is AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB There will be a hostname in the DNS called habababababab.ne.client2.attbi.com (or similar). The hostname is an A record which points to your (Dynamic) IP address, and is updated when the address changes. There is also a PTR record for your IP address which points to that hostname. You can then point a CNAME at the attbi.com hostname, and it should, theoretically, be up to date. Of course, don't use this for anything critical. Get a static IP for that. > > On the down side, it's $60/yr for the DNS services, plus whatever > extortion^W fees netsol charges for the domain. > I highly recommend EasyDNS.com. g
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