To go ADSL or not.

[RV4ker (RIP)]

Indeed I can.

Let me know what router you use and I'll PM you some instructions.

Dit3.

[krusty]

Thanks Krusty

PM is on iets way.

Not yet

jvcb, what do you use?

[Bennie Vorster]

Roughter = D-Link DSL 504T
Cameras = D-Link DCS 900 http://www.dlink.com/products/category. ... =0#cid_105

DynDNS Updater

MY DNS = bmbdns.com

http://www.dyndns.com/

[krusty]

Firstly, you go to www.dyndns.com and create an account for yourself (use sign up now, top right)

During the signup process, you will be asked to select a domain name for your DNS services. Basically, they have a number of preregistered domains and will allow you to create a subdomain on them. For example, if you choose to use shacknet.nu, you could create an address called bennie.shacknet.nu which would be your URL.

From here, you go into the admin page of your router, go to the dynamic DNS page and enter the information given to you on dyndns.com. It'll need things like your username, your domain you chose etc.

Now, what will happen is every time your IP changes, the IP address for bennie.shacknet.nu will be updated to your new address. Simple.

If you are then going to use a camera on your LAN, you will need to setup port forwarding on your router to tell all incoming pages that request http://bennie.shacknet.nu:1234 to redirect the request to your camera. This will be done by entering the IP and port number of your camera on your LAN.

A couple of things to remember:
-Make SURE your firewall blocks all *incoming* traffic that you don't need to allow.
-Make sure you are pointing to the correct IP of the camera (this might be done in the DMZ section of the router config if your router doesn't support port forwarding. If this is the case, you will only be able to use one device on your lan without another router (non ADSL) doing all the hardwork.)

Unfortunately, the free accounts on dyndns don't allow you to use your own domain name like those on zoneedit do. Problem is, your router doesn't support zoneedit.

Questions?

[Bennie Vorster]

Thanks, you make it sound so easy


If I only know what I was doing. I have regustured with dyns.com, installed DYNDNS Upgrader, Fonud the DNS Page on my roughter and now I'm stuck. Do I put bmbdns, or bmbdms.com or www.bmbdns, or www.bmbdms. com as DynDNS user account. , then it ask for a passwoord and what a heck is the Host name and the DDNS Server supposed to be Eeeeeeeee......sh !!!

Now, does this have anything to do with how you place picks on the forum aswell?

[saraf]

Hi Guy's

These guys have a great deal running.

www.xsinet.co.za

3gig ADSL
Domain registration (free)
4 domain email accounts
50mg of webspace
Ftp details
Database hosting
web stats
Virus scan
spam scan

All for R325 pm.

[Griffin]

Is'nt that the service that gives you a lower rate but feeds you advertising ??

[RV4ker (RIP)]

Krustman
Thanks, I think. Still in process of finalising the setup. WIP. Will advise if the IT Guru (me after 6pack and couple vrou moer's & coke) can't figure it out....