Question by MarQus1: How do I set up an auto-updating link on my website to my dynamic IP ftp server?
Here are the facts:

1. Using bullet-proof ftp server.
2. Have a dynamic IP internet connection.
3. Have a domain which is hosted by the tucows.
4. Want to create a way for my users to either browse to my website and click on a link to the ftp site or to automatically link to my domain.
5. Want to use the least amount of software and web services possible – don’t mind if it’s complicated, but safe.

Thanks!

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Answer by manuelriliz
I would write a secret script called “updateip.pl” or something so you could have a program on your computer secretly access the address “yourdomain.com/updateip.pl?ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”. This would update a text file that your page would draw from, using server-side includes or something.

That sounds really complicated but if you know basic perl, maybe vb6, it would take maybe 20 minutes to do.

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Question by kobestarr: What are the advantages of having a fixed IP address as opposed to dynamic? In laymans terms please!?
I am a newbie currently building a website that and looking for hosting and i see that some hosting companies offer fixed or static IP addresses at an extra cost (about £10 a year). Can you let me know the benefits of this? In the most basic terms possible please – if there are any examples of why that would be great!

K*

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Answer by Jack
Static ip would be better for this because it would not require any DNS updates, I cant think why a host would offer a dyanmic ip for hosting a website.

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Question by Andre C: How to change my dynamic ip to a static ip?
I want to start hosting my own server for something I made in Visual basic 6. I plan to portforward and have a static IP for people to connect to.

I want to have a Static IP instead of my current dynamic IP, and I would wish not to contact my ISP about it- does anyone know how?

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Answer by x3GlikE
Go here:

http://www.no-ip.com/

Than you can pick your own website ip address with an .com and .net ect ect but you gotta pay for it it starts from 15$

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Question by dfgs: Hosting a website from home: Static and Dynamic IPs?
So I know you need a static IP to host a website but if you are assigned a new IP each time you connect to the internet on a dynamic IP if you are always connected then surely the IP will remain the same, right?

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Answer by Chip
Yes and no.

There are these things called DHCP Leases, which basically means that at regular intervals your ip address will “expire” and you have to get a new one. The length of time before expiration is set by your ISP – some of them let you keep the ip address indefinitely (until you disconnect), whereas others give you a new one every day.

There is something new that came out a couple years ago called Dynamic DNS. Basically it’s a piece of software that sits on your server that constantly updates your IP address in the DNS registry, so that users will always be able to access your site. It’s not quite as good as having a static IP but it’s close.

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Question by : 1 dynamic IP address, 2 virtual hosts on 1 box…can it be done?
Hi guys,

I know its a long shot asking here but hopefully someone (or some people) would be able to help me in setting up what i am trying to do.

I am setting up a web server which will host multiple websites using Apache web server 2 by using Virtual Hosts.

The server has its own internal ip address assigned (192.168.0.100) and each new website is assigned its own internal address (I currently have 2 sites: Frostnet.co.cc @ 192.168.0.102 and sg.webhop.net @ 192.168.0.101).

I am using my home internet to do this which is provided by sky and as they will not let me have a static IP address which would make this allot easier, I am having to use Dynamic DNS (which is providing the address of sg.webhop.net which is already a site on the box)

The box is also providing DNS services for the sites on the box.
Everything required is ported forward through the sky router (http, ftp, DNS, email, ssh) which works fine.

I can access http://sg.webhop.net which brings the corect web page up but when I access http://www.frostnet.co.cc it just takes too long to respond.

How can I setup this box to host multiple websites on 1 external IP address which is contstantly changing BUT assigned to sg.webhop.net through Dynamic DNS?
I am also using .co.cc for my frostnet domain name so I have pointed the DNS at the box on my network (sg.webhop.net) but it still dont work.

Any Ideas?

Thanks guys
Sorry forgot to add i am using a Linux system (CentOS 4.8)
Also after further testing if i ping www.frostnet.co.cc it comes back with the internal address of my home network of sg.webhop.net instead of the internal address of frostnet. This is pinging from a remote network as i ma currently at work.

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Answer by Gardner
I host 4 web sites on my home server using a dynamic IP. My domains are registered through a dynamic DNS company, I have some software that updates all 4 domains at the same time when my IP changes.

I have not tried to do it using Virtual Hosts though. I do it with IIS.

If IIS can do it I’m sure Apache can, I’m just not sure how since I don’t use it.

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