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Post December 2nd, 2005, 7:05 pm

OK, so, I just bought a domain name and I need to know how to get it to go to my webserver on my computer. How and what program do I use to get it to 'connect'? Thanks, wirercx
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Post December 2nd, 2005, 7:05 pm

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Post December 2nd, 2005, 9:37 pm

wirercx wrote:
OK, so, I just bought a domain name and I need to know how to get it to go to my webserver on my computer. How and what program do I use to get it to 'connect'? Thanks, wirercx


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Post December 2nd, 2005, 10:26 pm

If you have a static ip you can point it directly to it through your advanced setting for whereever you purchased the domain.

I have also used everydns.net for doing this for me in the past also.

If you don't have a static ip there are some tools out there for dynamic ones like zoneedit.com
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Post December 3rd, 2005, 6:30 am

I do have a dynamic ip and I am behind a router, if that has anything to do with it,
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Post December 3rd, 2005, 2:47 pm

Use dyndns.com's Dynamic DNS service....
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Post December 6th, 2005, 7:18 am

http://www.no-ip.org
you can use this site to forward your ip. very easy for u.
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Post December 14th, 2005, 9:23 am

No-ip.org is the most popular.
dyndns.com is great also.

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