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'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.


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Terry Swiers
Millennium Software, Inc.
http://www.1000years.com
http://www.atrex.com
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> 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.

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.