Running A Server With A Dns Address?

Cobra5milCobra5mil Join Date: 2005-03-02 Member: 43016Members
in General Server Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Guess......</div> I think it can be done, but does anyone know for sure if I can create a server that has a dynamic IP address and assign a DNS address to it? For example, my ip address changes every two or three days. Can I create a DNS address that is mydns.servehalflife.com, which would check my dynamic IP address every 30 minutes. and update it. Also, does anyone know of a free NSstats website that will work with DNS an address? Thanks in advance....
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  • billcatbillcat Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4903Members, Constellation
    edited March 2005
    <a href='http://www.dyndns.org/' target='_blank'>http://www.dyndns.org/</a>

    <a href='http://www.dyndns.org/services/dns/dyndns/' target='_blank'>http://www.dyndns.org/services/dns/dyndns/</a>

    It's even free..
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  • WyzcrakWyzcrak Pot Pie Aficionado Join Date: 2002-12-04 Member: 10447Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    Several months ago, I remember reading in the Steam forums complaints from people adding hostnames of dynamic IP addresses to their Favorites tab in their Steam server browser.

    Essentially, Steam was resolving the IP address of the hostname the user typed in and then associated that IP address with the server in the Favorites. A week later, when that person tried to use that link to join the server, Steam was too stupid to see if the hostname's IP address had changed, as the hostname was never saved -- only the IP address to which the hostname resolved at the time the server was put in the Favorites was saved.

    I hope that makes sense.

    Anyway, that was a long time ago, and the Steam server browser may not behave that way now. It's just something to consider if you're going to publish a dynamic hostname to people whom you want joining your server.
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  • Cobra5milCobra5mil Join Date: 2005-03-02 Member: 43016Members
    edited March 2005
    I have used no-ip.org in the past for my FTP server. They have the domain myname.servehalflife.com I was going to use. I just wanted to know if a DNS address would work if you tried to add it to your favorites list in-game. I would be using an update software to keep the DNS address current with my external IP.
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  • Enzo_MatrixEnzo_Matrix Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12835Members, Constellation
    Connect ns.loc-clan.com:27015

    Have been using it for over a year. Before our CS division split you could connect to it aswell with cs.
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