I have this web server (win 2000) and a ton of bandwidth so I wanted to put it to some use. Anyways I can do a web site on it no problem and on the internet if you type in the server IP it takes you to the web site however I cant register the server for some reason. When I go to my domain account and I enter for a host either the host name or the ip address to my server then the '.com' still wont connect to my host. Any solutions??????
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JRaven
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Most ISPs don't offer home users a static IP address. That means that you only have that IP address for a period of time. EVen if you did register your domain name with that IP address, you'd have to go in and change it every week or so. (Daily for dialup users)
Another thing to consider is that you have to own the part that is to the left of the ".com" or ".net" You can't register www.sbc.net/username You don't own sbc.net (and if you did, you could just hire somebody to do it for you)
www.dyndns.org is good place for you to start. You can register a unique domain name of your own and download a small application that runs as a service on your Win2k box. That app will contact dyndns.org at regular intervals, providing them with it's current IP address. dyndns will then put it in its DNS server database. dyndns will be your controlling DNS server.
They'll have more info than I can remember this dang early in the morning. Check them out.
Jenny
PS: When you get it figured out, be sure to PM me with your web site address!
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Another thing to consider is that you have to own the part that is to the left of the ".com" or ".net" You can't register www.sbc.net/username You don't own sbc.net (and if you did, you could just hire somebody to do it for you)
www.dyndns.org is good place for you to start. You can register a unique domain name of your own and download a small application that runs as a service on your Win2k box. That app will contact dyndns.org at regular intervals, providing them with it's current IP address. dyndns will then put it in its DNS server database. dyndns will be your controlling DNS server.
They'll have more info than I can remember this dang early in the morning. Check them out.
Jenny
PS: When you get it figured out, be sure to PM me with your web site address!
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BoredinCA said:
That's why some folks are programmers and some folks are network gurus!
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ReadyOne
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If you can type in the same ip address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) every day and reach your server, then you have a static address. I'd accept that you do.
SO what you're asking is why can't you get the DNS servers updated. Us mere mortals can't update the DNS tables; it takes someone who has authority to register domain names.
You say you're using the people you registered you name through and are using their application to request the update. That is the way should should be working.
It does take a few hours for a table chage to porpigate to all the servers, and sosme more time for any old values to fall out of the cache. Most people say 24-48 hours, thoug my exerience is more like 4 to 6 after the update is done. And if your service does batch updates, you hae to allow for the wait for the batch to be run.
So if it appears you made a change, be patient, then contact the company.
If the application rejects your request, then contact the company (read the help & FAQ first).
SO what you're asking is why can't you get the DNS servers updated. Us mere mortals can't update the DNS tables; it takes someone who has authority to register domain names.
You say you're using the people you registered you name through and are using their application to request the update. That is the way should should be working.
It does take a few hours for a table chage to porpigate to all the servers, and sosme more time for any old values to fall out of the cache. Most people say 24-48 hours, thoug my exerience is more like 4 to 6 after the update is done. And if your service does batch updates, you hae to allow for the wait for the batch to be run.
So if it appears you made a change, be patient, then contact the company.
If the application rejects your request, then contact the company (read the help & FAQ first).
You need to register a domain name. After that is done, you need a DNS service (this will tell other compuetrs how to reach your server). Are you running a single cmoputer at home or are you going through a DSL router? I am running a web server from my home and also have other compuetrs conencting as well. I have a DSL modem, DSL router and a switch. I run my web server on a Windows 2000 machine with Apache as the actual web server. I have a dynamic IP from my ISP so I use No-ip.com I have my domain name registered through them and also use them as my DNS.
ANy questions? Ask away!
ANy questions? Ask away!
Basicly I am running a web server where I work. FI am given full use of it and have been given permision from the company to do porn sites if I want. I was thinking of doing a free postind site to some people who want to post pictures like it was there own site or something. I figure if I have free use of it I might as well try it pass it on in a leagle type way.
If your trying to set this up from work, do you have reak ip's or are you using NAT? Most likely, you are going through a firewall or central router and using internal ip's. If this is the case, you will need amember of your IT group to configure port fowarding before your webserver can be seen from the outside world. As for having permission to run a porn server from a work machine, if you were given permission to do this, you had better get it in writing!
Either way, if you have an IT group at work, I am sure that they will not like the idea of you running a web server. We don't allow them at work and porn is out of the question.
Either way, if you have an IT group at work, I am sure that they will not like the idea of you running a web server. We don't allow them at work and porn is out of the question.
