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External DNS question
Can someone please explain what External DNS is, what it does and how to set it up please?
DNS converts an IP address to a domain name. External DNS allows to you have your settings on a computer outside of your domain. Wherever you registered your domain name, godaddy, enom etc., will have scripts to allow you to assign static IPs to your domain name. These same people can help you make any changes that you may require.
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I see, i have a server at home with AD setup. I dont have a static IP but I use No-IP to map my domain name to my IP address for my router. If i want to hit up a host on my network at home I cant.
Excuse me... I didn't understand. If you have dsl that keeps changing IP after a while, there are services that will help you to do this... http://www.dyndns.com/.
However, if you have a server at home, and a particular workstation at home that you want to access, there are several options. Is this what you want to do?
However, if you have a server at home, and a particular workstation at home that you want to access, there are several options. Is this what you want to do?
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for the most part, I want to understand and setup external DNS. I access my workstations via logmein.com and i have RDP forwarded to my server so im ok on remote access. Thank you.
There a tons of sites devoted to helping you. To see a few google ? external dns
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I was looking for a proffesional to explain but ok.
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Thats what I was looking for. Thanks