Rogers static name
James Knott
james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Tue May 29 12:01:13 UTC 2012
Mike wrote:
>> First determine your current IP address and then use the host command to get
>> > the host name.
>> >
> ...although you're probably better off setting up "Dynamic DNS" a.k.a
> DynDNS service, to obtain a DNS name that can be recalled by humans.
> You'll be stuck with an uncool domain name "e.g. dyndns.org" but you
> can choose a host name. Commodity NAT firewall / Internet access
> devices usually support DynDNS.
I have my own domain name with Google Apps. I set up an alias on the
DNS server that points to that long name. Google Apps costs $10/year,
but I believe there are some free DNS servers available.
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