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hostnames on internal network
Name: psullivan Date: August 15, 2006 at 16:45:16 Pacific OS: NetBSD and XP CPU/Ram: i386
Comment:
Im trying to connect my internal network so that I can access a specific computer from the internet using domain names. I have a registered domain and it is pointed to my "nearly" static ip address. What I want next is to be able to have the computers on my internal network accessed by their names as subdomains. For example... mydomain.com currently points at my modem. i want to be able to access bsd.mydomain.com and get my bsd box, or xp.mydomain.com and get my bsd box. I have services running on both of them and some are running the same service (ie, they both run a webserver). I can ping mydomain.com and get my IP address, but I cant get anything after that. My layout...
My ISP --> Westell 2200 DSL Modem --> Linksys Wireless type N router and 4port switch --> Various computers.
Any help or hints would be greatly appreciated, and just let me know if I need to put more info. Thanks
Name: don2006 Date: August 15, 2006 at 18:48:27 Pacific
Reply:
You can try dyndns but those ports maybe blocked by your ISP. They don't want their users running servers if they don't pay for the extra bandwidth. If you buy a T1 line, you can do whatever you want.
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