michael calwell <michael.calwell@xxx.xxx.xxx> writes: > I have a dynamic dns account - and I have just registered a domain name > (.co.uk). > > I wish to marry them (or find a better way) - but what is the best > approach? The options seem to be ... > > a: wait until the minimum 60 days expire, and move over to the custom > DNS service provided by the dynamic dns service provider (currently > dyndns.org) for $24 per annum, which would maintain the dns entry and > allow my ip to roam. 60 days? This seems like the easiest option, assuming you're happy with your ISP (and don't want a static IP address anyway). > b: move my ISP to one that offers a static, and then register that - > (but with whom and how?) This is the best option, especially if you're using ADSL. Can I recommend Zen? They will give you a /29 and fix your reverse DNS if you ask them. You need to find someone to host your forward DNS, for which I recommend zoneedit.com (their website can be a bit slow though). > c: just use the free forwarding supplied with the domain name > registrar.. but a bit crude. This is probably the worst option, as it restricts you to web-forwarding (things like email get a bit clunky). I went with option (c), using Zen and ZoneEdit, and it works wonderfully. I host my own email, webserver and Jabber server (anyone else use Jabber?) along with the obligatory SSH and very useful IMAP and NNTP. IMO, a static IP is one of the best things one can get from one's ISP -- it makes life as a net-connected geek a lot more fun :-). If you can get rDNS sorted out then you can pretty much do anything (without it set at all, some people won't talk to you. If you've got your ISP's rDNS then for some things you have to use that name (e.g. some email servers will score down mail when the rDNS doesn't match the connect string and some Jabber servers won't talk if your rDNS domain doesn't match the domain you're talking as)). OK, -- Andrew Aylett | www.aylett.co.uk | 1.79 x 10^12 furlongs per fortnight... andrew@xxx.xxx.xxx | answer==42 | -- it's not just a good idea, it's the law!
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