[S]DynDNS.org is no longer free!!! Is there a free alterative?
hwittenb:
Another one you might try .... http://www.no-ip.com
lk96:
Also, another one I had looked at was:
freedns.afraid.org
It seems free but I haven't worked through the setup. So don't know
if there are any "hidden" terms somewhere
L.
Robert.Thompson:
Quote from: lk96 on February 09, 2012, 07:49:10 pm
try to see if you can register at: www.dlinkddns.com
I'm using a DIR-655 Dlink router at home and when I was going through the same
realization that dyndns.org is not that free anymore (unless you sign up for 30 days
trial account etc etc) I saw that the router was pointing me to the above web site for
getting a free dynamic DNS registration as one of the pre-programmed options.
What is more interesting though is the host name and info you register at the above
site are actually managed by dyndns.org. In fact, once you sign up at the
above site, you can use the same login credentials to login at dyndns.com and
then you'll see your host already setup at the dyndns.com site.
L.
Hi L.
I don't know what they want me to enter. :-[
I guess the hostname could something like: Home.
But what do they want me to enter in 'New IP Address' ??? Do I put in my OBi IP address? I tried this and get this error msg: Unknown API error: notavail.
Add Host
Hostname Home
Browser IP Address 75.16.152.203
New IP Address
Thanks for any help,
lk96:
Which free dns service are you trying to use for this? www.dlinkddns.com ?
host name is normally a mnemonic name that will uniquely identify your
public IP address (the address that the service provider "gives" to you either
statically or over DHCP).
In general it has to a be a unique name. So home.dyndns.org is almost certainly
taken or unavailable. You should choose something more unique like:
robertobi or possibly add some numbers after the name you chose to make it unique.
I believe that the new IP address only needs to be filled when your "browser" address
is not the detected public address. It seems to me that the IP address you show in your response
is a public address so most likely you can ignore the new IP field.
Also note that unless your service provider assigns you a static IP address, you should setup
some dynamic DNS client behind or on your firewall. This is needed because the service provider
may change your IP address without warning. Some routers/firewall boxes support
dynamic DNS clients within them so you don't need torun it on a separate PC.
L.
Robert.Thompson:
Thanks L., my host is now setup on dlinkddns.com! :)
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