How to access my dynamic-IP-server in a reasonable way?

Hello,

I have a broadband connection to my PC. I'm running Windows XP Pro and
have installed IIS. I want to be able to access the webserver in a
convenient way.

If I had had a static IP I could make a link or forward to this IP
fronwww.myhomepage.com/local or whatever. Unfortunately, my ISP doesn't
give me a static IP, that is, my IP will change about every day (while I
shut-down my computer at night).

If I had had an own domain to dedicate to my web-server, I could have
used one of the "dynamic DNS-services" avaliable. However, I don't want
to devote a domain to my web-server, I just want to be able to reach it
in a reasonable way - maybe from a link on my webpage at
www.myhomepage.com, or as a forward from www.myhomepage.com/local/.

Now the question is - how do I do this? With the "dynamic DNS-services"
I would have some program determining my IP. Something like that sounds
nice (except that I don't want to devote an entire domain to it).

Is there any service where I can install such a program and then always
have a link to my current IP at for example
www.the-service-providers-name.com/myid/? That would solve my problem.
Or are there any other idea how to solve this?

Great thanks in advance!

timcof
Thu Oct 23 03:01:16 CDT 2003

Sorry, you have already given your solution. Get a domain and use dynamic dns. If you don't know what your IP is, there will be no way to contact the server
to even start some type of script.

Thank you. I hope this information is helpful.

Tim Coffey [MSFT]

This posting is provided ?AS IS? with no warranties, and confers no rights. You assume all risk for your use. © 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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| Hello,
|
| I have a broadband connection to my PC. I'm running Windows XP Pro and
| have installed IIS. I want to be able to access the webserver in a
| convenient way.
|
| If I had had a static IP I could make a link or forward to this IP
| fronwww.myhomepage.com/local or whatever. Unfortunately, my ISP doesn't
| give me a static IP, that is, my IP will change about every day (while I
| shut-down my computer at night).
|
| If I had had an own domain to dedicate to my web-server, I could have
| used one of the "dynamic DNS-services" avaliable. However, I don't want
| to devote a domain to my web-server, I just want to be able to reach it
| in a reasonable way - maybe from a link on my webpage at
| www.myhomepage.com, or as a forward from www.myhomepage.com/local/.
|
| Now the question is - how do I do this? With the "dynamic DNS-services"
| I would have some program determining my IP. Something like that sounds
| nice (except that I don't want to devote an entire domain to it).
|
| Is there any service where I can install such a program and then always
| have a link to my current IP at for example
| www.the-service-providers-name.com/myid/? That would solve my problem.
| Or are there any other idea how to solve this?
|
| Great thanks in advance!
|
|