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 ====== Dynamic DNS Services ====== ====== Dynamic DNS Services ======
  
 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
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 If your ISP assigns you a Dynamic IP address and you want to provide web type services to the outside world you will need to use "Dynamic DNS Services". If your ISP assigns you a Dynamic IP address and you want to provide web type services to the outside world you will need to use "Dynamic DNS Services".
  
-Standard users of the Internet who connect to it via an Internet Service Provider (ISP) will be allocated a numeric IP address by the ISP; the address may either be stable ("static"), or may change from one session on the Internet to the next ("dynamic"). If it is necessary to be able to access the computer from another location, a numeric address is inconvenient to rememberan address which changes unpredictably makes connection impossible.+Standard users of the Internet who connect to it via an Internet Service Provider (ISP) will be allocated a numeric IP address by the ISP; the address may either be stable ("static"), or may change from one session on the Internet to the next ("dynamic"). If it is necessary to be able to access the computer from another location, a numeric address is inconvenient to remember an address which changes unpredictably makes connection impossible.
  
 ===== Setup ===== ===== Setup =====
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 ==== Dynamic DNS provider setup ==== ==== Dynamic DNS provider setup ====
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 You fist need to select a Dynamic DNS provider online. choose one from the drop down list. You fist need to select a Dynamic DNS provider online. choose one from the drop down list.
  
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 Sign up Sign up
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 {{ ::dns1.png?300 |}} {{ ::dns1.png?300 |}}
  
-Activate you account then select the "[[http://http://freedns.afraid.org/dynamic/|Dynamic DNS]]" section from the menu+ 
 +Activate you account then select the "[[http://http://freedns.afraid.org/dynamic/|Dynamic DNS]]" section from the side menu
  
 add a record add a record
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 {{ ::dns2.png?300 |}} {{ ::dns2.png?300 |}}
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 Enter in your details and save Enter in your details and save
  
-Create any subdomain and select from the drop down a domain // In this example your URL will become http://cow.mooo.com + 
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 {{ ::dns3.png?300 |}} {{ ::dns3.png?300 |}}
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 +Create any subdomain and select from the drop down a domain
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 +In this example your URL will become
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 +[[http://cow.mooo.com]] 
  
 Saved record Saved record
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-===== Gargoyle router setup ===== 
  
 +==== Gargoyle router setup ====
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 +From the gargoyle menu select
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 +Connection >> Dynamic DNS
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 +Enter details
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 +{{ ::dns6.png?300 |}}
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 +then select "add DNS service"
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 +then "save changes"
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 +{{ ::dns7.png?300 |}}
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 +===== Access =====
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 +Depending on what service you are trying to use you should be able to access your site. In our example
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 +http://cow.mooo.com
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