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Can I use a URL |
Tue, Nov 13 2012 7:39 PM | Permanent Link |
Jeff Newlin Lightspeed | Folks-
I've developed a program using elevate (on the internet) - where a remote system needs to know the host's ip address. We've run into several issues lately that will cause this host ip to change - meaning we'd have to update those remote systems with a new one. I'm wondering if I can use a url somehow (instead of ip) that will let me control the host's actual ip. Seems like this is something I should know since it will probably happen to me again! Is this something I can do from register.com or other url vendor? Thanks for your help Jeff |
Tue, Nov 13 2012 7:58 PM | Permanent Link |
Terry Swiers | Hi Jeff,
> I've developed a program using elevate (on the internet) - where a remote > system needs to know the host's ip address. We've run into several issues > lately that will cause this host ip to change - meaning we'd have to > update those remote systems with a new one. I'm wondering if I can use a > url somehow (instead of ip) that will let me control the host's actual ip. > Seems like this is something I should know since it will probably happen > to me again! Is this something I can do from register.com or other url > vendor? Take a look at dyndns.com . You can set up a dyndns domain that points to the current IP address of the host computer. Some routers will automatically update the dyndns account with the new IP address if it changes. If your router doesn't accommodate that, you can run a small client on the host computer that monitors the IP address and updates the dyndns account if it changes. So you just point your app to the dyndns DNS entry that you configure and you don't have to worry about IP changes. I think it runs about $20 a year for this, but is well worth it. --------------------------------------- Terry Swiers Millennium Software, Inc. http://www.1000years.com http://www.atrex.com --------------------------------------- |
Tue, Nov 13 2012 8:01 PM | Permanent Link |
IQA | > Folks-
> > I've developed a program using elevate (on the internet) - where a remote system needs to know the host's ip address. We've run into several issues lately that will cause this host ip to change - meaning we'd have to update those remote systems with a new one. I'm wondering if I can use a url somehow (instead of ip) that will let me control the host's actual ip. Seems like this is something I should know since it will probably happen to me again! Is this something I can do from register.com or other url vendor? > > Thanks for your help > Jeff > Hi Jeff, I'm not sure if it's relevant to your situation, but you can set the connection to the database server using either an IP address or host name. Would using the host name not work? Maybe I'm on the wrong track. Phil. |
Thu, Nov 15 2012 4:06 AM | Permanent Link |
Jeff Newlin Lightspeed | I just never tried a hostname before so that's good to hear that it should work.
dyndns.com looks pretty nifty. I'm hoping this ip change doesn't occur very often but you never know. Thanks for the replies! Jeff Phil wrote: > Folks- > > I've developed a program using elevate (on the internet) - where a remote system needs to know the host's ip address. We've run into several issues lately that will cause this host ip to change - meaning we'd have to update those remote systems with a new one. I'm wondering if I can use a url somehow (instead of ip) that will let me control the host's actual ip. Seems like this is something I should know since it will probably happen to me again! Is this something I can do from register.com or other url vendor? > > Thanks for your help > Jeff > Hi Jeff, I'm not sure if it's relevant to your situation, but you can set the connection to the database server using either an IP address or host name. Would using the host name not work? Maybe I'm on the wrong track. Phil. |
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