Server IP address. . . thing. . .

[WildW]

A friend is running a Minecraft server on a spare PC through his broadband connection. . . every so often his IP address gets reassigned by his ISP and we all lose touch until he realises and tells us.

I'm sure there used to be some kind of online service you could set up that would keep the IP address of a game server up to date automatically. . . I just can't remember what they were called, and I'm having no luck Googling it. Anyone remember what these darned things are called?

 

[pontifex]

A friend is running a Minecraft server on a spare PC through his broadband connection. . . every so often his IP address gets reassigned by his ISP and we all lose touch until he realises and tells us.

I'm sure there used to be some kind of online service you could set up that would keep the IP address of a game server up to date automatically. . . I just can't remember what they were called, and I'm having no luck Googling it. Anyone remember what these darned things are called?

he could get a static ip address. otherwise i have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[zokudu]

A subdomain?

Or do you mean no-ip?
http://www.no-ip.com/

 

[Pantoot]

dyndns.com?

 

[goobernoodles]

You should probably put this under networking. Are you connecting by IP or hostname?

 

[goobernoodles]

dyndns.com?

At the cost of that, the guy should just pay for a static IP.

 

[spittledip]

Here are a bunch of free dynamic DNS sites. Check it out and use the one you like:

http://www.google.com/#pq=dyndns&hl....,cf.osb&fp=6d23304b8277f4ca&biw=1024&bih=629

 

[goobernoodles]

Here are a bunch of free dynamic DNS sites. Check it out and use the one you like:

http://www.google.com/#pq=dyndns&hl....,cf.osb&fp=6d23304b8277f4ca&biw=1024&bih=629

Winner.

 

[veri745]

At the cost of that, the guy should just pay for a static IP.

You can get a free dyndns.org domain name. I have one, it's useful.

 

[PrincessFrosty]

An IP that changes over time is a dynamic IP, if you want a static refrence to it then search for a dynamic dns service like posted above, or switch to a static IP which most ISPs support if you ask them (often with a nominal cost)

 

[wetomb]

The free Dyndns is great. It was the only service supported by my modem but it works well so I'm not complaining