Domain name with Dynamic IP

We decided to use the existing DSL internet connection at home for the prototype IPPP server. Our initial test shows that this should be ok for the experimental server, where (hopefully) load will be quite low.

 

The problem with our present DSL connection is that the IP address it provides to the host computer is dynamic. Or in other words, IP address will change with time, depending upon various things. It means the server’s domain name can not point to a fix (static) IP address. We had option of buy a static IP address from our internet provider, which is considerably expensive. However, we decided to stick with dynamic IP address for prototype version on IPPPServer. And to resolve the issue of using the same domain name with dynamic IP we are using a web service/tool that keep track of the changing IP address and keep updating the domain name server with the changing IP address.

 

We have activated the service and installed the IP tracking/updating script on our server compute. It seems to be running fine since around 1-2 weeks. So now we have a fixed domain name that (probably) always direct to IPPP sever. We have not done or not planning to do any rigorous testing until it ran in a serious problem.