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Halfwayback
7th Dec 2007, 19:06
I am running a server with MS SBS 2003 and wish to have Outlook Web Access and VPN connections.
However. my Talk Talk ISP will only givestatic IP to business customer - of which I am not one!
The cheaper alternative seems to be using Dynamic DNS for my domain name e.g. www.myname.co.uk (http://www.myname.co.uk)
Has anyone out there had experience of this method? I'd be most grateful for any comments and advice.
HWB
WALSue
7th Dec 2007, 21:01
take a look at http://ods.org/
I used it in the old days when it was know as nailed.org
Always seemed ok!
Behind that link you put in, I couldn't see any mention of DDNS. Domain registration and web hosting, yes, but not DDNS.
I haven't tried this, or investigated the DDNS services out there, but there's a more basic problem: the terms of service for your ISP might not permit you to run any servers on home broadband - better check. You could chance it, then find that the ports you need are blocked, e.g. SMTP port 25, which you'd need to send mail. I looked at Talk Talk's website, but they don't mention servers specifically, only P2P.
The late XV105
7th Dec 2007, 23:08
For the past year I have used a free account with https://www.dyndns.com/
Works a treat. Not a single problem with the service or the DynDNS updater utility that runs silently on startup to see if my lookup on their server needs changing, and if it does, does so. An icon in the task bar confirms whether it has or hasn't worked (though I have only ever seen the former)
HTH
I've heard lots of good stuff about dyndns, but not used them myself.
My ISP (UKFSN) provides a static IP address as part of the service, and my VPN works well using that.
Prior to that, although my previous IP was in theory dynamic, it never changed in all the years I was with that ISP.
Bushfiva
7th Dec 2007, 23:49
For VPN, Hamachi might do what you want.
rotorcraig
8th Dec 2007, 06:36
I have used free no-ip (http://www.no-ip.com/) reliably for several years.
RC
paddyboy
9th Dec 2007, 18:18
For the past year I have used a free account with https://www.dyndns.com/
Totally agree.
Initially I did not have a clue what I was doing and a chap in tech support spent several hours helping me out.
Completely free of charge!