Dynamic DNS

[Michael Voight]

Steve Cody wrote:
> 
> My linux system here at my office is currently one of our DNS servers for
> our domain name, and my personal domain.  I would like to set up Dynamic DNS
> on it so that I may run my personal website at home on my dialup internet
> connection.  They will not provide static IP addresses without a dedicated
> connection.  I am running Windows 98 at home and want to use it to host the
> sight.  My wife uses the computer quite a bit and I am not ready to show her
> how to use Linux....
> 
> Is there some software out there for the server component that has a Windows
> client that updates the server every time the dialup Internet connection
> reconnects?
>

Yes, but it's called dynamic DNS and your ISP would have to configure
the machine that gave you an address to update the DNS server.

Michael Voight
CSE