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From: Gautam Gopalakrishnan <ggop@madras.dyndns.org>
To: Evan Sayer <esayer1@san.rr.com>
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On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 05:59:49PM -0800, Evan Sayer wrote:
> 	FreeBSD-
> I would like to know how to make my server running 4.9 update my 
> networks Dynamic Ip  address on my domains DNS servers.  My ip is 
> always changing because it's dynamic, so a domain is essentially 
> pointless unless i can get this up and running.  You could say i want 
> my domain to function as though it were assigned to a Static IP.  I 
> have been googleing for hours, and i can't understand any of it.  
> Please be advised, i am somewhat new to FreeBSD.


You could sign up with a subdomain provider such as www.dyndns.org,
www.no-ip.com, www.dhs.org, www.homedns.org, etc. They would have
clients which update the ip address in their dns servers once it
changes in your machine.

hth
Gautam