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Hosts On The Internet
- Every host has a unique IP
Address
– 129.74.221.235 – 66.254.242.255
- However, we use Domain
Name System (DNS)
– 129.74.221.235 =
hume.helios.nd.edu
– 66.254.242.255 =
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NDLUG Dynamic DNS: A Place To Call Home February 2, 2006 (With Help From Wikipedia) Hosts On The Internet Every host has a unique IP Address 129.74.221.235 66.254.242.255 However, we use Domain Name System (DNS)
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Looking Up Addresses
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Allocation of Addresses
- Static Addresses
– Permanent – Expensive
- Dynamic Addresses
– DHCP Allocation – Cable, DSL, ResNet: Some-what permanent but still variable – Dial-Up, Nomad: Highly variable
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Problems with DNS
- DNS is relatively static
– Name servers usually update daily – Complicated to run a name server
- Many people have dynamic addresses
– Bad idea to use dynamic address with static DNS – Complicated network names
(cpe-66-27-150-58.socal.res.rr.com)
– Internal network names do not resolve outside of network
(rogue.resnet.nd.edu)
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Dynamic DNS To The Rescue
- Dynamic DNS
– Works just like DNS
- Use top-level domains
- Setup MX Records
– Updates every 15 minutes – Many free services
- Allows you to by pass
internal DNS restrictions
- Makes it easier to locate
servers you setup
– Computer at home – Box in your dorm
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Example: Insidethelab.com
- Bought domain from www.godaddy.com for about $8/year
- Signed up at www.everydns.net (free)
- Set Primary DNS server for domain to ns1.everydns.net
- Setup DNS record
– MX (Mail Exchange) – Subdomains
- Configure eDNS.pl script to run every hour to update IP
Address
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EveryDNS Record
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