| Dynamic DNS is about connections being made TO your computer, not connections you make FROM your computer. And it's a matter of putting control in your hands, rather than being forced to take whatever Host/Domain Name your ISP assigns to you. You will always have whatever name (and whatever IP Address) they assign to you, but your name will change whenever they change your IP Address. We let you - as a subscriber - decide on your own name, such as robwatson.ippages.com, or lovenest.findandconnect.com, or monster.game-me.com, or lost.ipwhatever.com, or rock.remotesupport.org, or monica.wifi-me.com or just about anything you can dream up, no matter what IP Address they assign to you. And you can keep this name for as long as you want. (If you are looking for control of your IP Address then you need to check out our "geospoofing" site www.pickaproxy.com.) From a practical perspective, no one can make a connection to your computer over the internet when your ISP changes your IP Address, unless you subscribe to a Dynamic DNS service, or unless they know your new IP Address. This would be like having your cellular phone number changed at random by your phone company, sometimes multiple times per day. But there is a better way - with Dynamic DNS you get a name that does not change, so anyone can connect to you by that name no matter what your IP Address is. If you are running an internet server, or hosting services such as ftp, smtp, pop3, NetMeeting, or perhaps a games room - or if your tech support company needs to do remote support using VNC, pcAnywhere, Timbuktu, Radmin or Windows © Remote Desktop then you need Dynamic DNS. Yes, having a static IP Address is better, because your IP Address would never change. But it also costs a lot more, and in most cases it is not necessary if you are using a Dynamic DNS service. Our Super Dynamic DNS service makes it simpler, a better value, and offers you more safety and peace of mind than you are going to find anywhere else. Why pay to become a subscriber, and what do we mean by simpler, better value, and safer? Firstly, we have tried many of the "free" Dynamic DNS services, and we can see that they have their place. But the need to select, purchase, download, configure, and occasionally update one of their "client" programs which is required so they can sense your IP Address is certainly not for everyone. Most of the time these client programs are written by someone you have no way of authenticating, and you have no way of knowing if or what other purposes their programs might be used for. Are they tracking your whereabouts? Are they sending information to anyone else? Are they gathering and using any information about you other than your IP address? Likely not, but how could you tell if they were? We, however, do not require you to purchase, download, install, or update anything, and managing your account on our site is a dream compared to most of the others. As for some Dynamic DNS providers offering you services for "free" - well it's not exactly what you might expect, and you might ponder why they would want to keep their DNS servers working for you without any compensation. As for our cost - you'll either be pleasantly surprised or amazed. We even have special pricing for non-profit organizations, and those in temporarily challenging financial situations - send us an email describing your requirements and we would be glad to consider it. Having your own name also simplifies setup and administration of your printers and other devices which normally require you to identify them with an IP Address. You can often set them up with a name instead of a numeric IP Address - then you simply advise us what their IP Address is, so that whenever you need to change that IP Address, you can do that once with us, rather than having to change it on all the computers that use it. This is much quicker and simpler. No more separate "hosts" files for each user! You can even do this with your private IP Addresses, so that anyone connected to your company VPN can have access to any private device by just knowing whatever name you assign to it. Get a name such as keefer_laserwriter.printeraddresses.com or lexmark_in_LA.printservers.net or accounting_laser_2.enterpriseddns.com or dorm425_colour_printer.campusddns.com or voip_station52.devicenames.com and see how much easier your life as a techie can be!Speaking of techs, would it not be better to sign up all your customers for our Dynamic DNS service so you can easily keep tabs on each of their IP Addresses? Or would you rather call them each time you cannot connect to their computers and step them through finding out what their new IP Address is NOW!? With a Premium Subscription, you can even get automatic notification sent to you by email, so you can know ahead of time if and when it has changed. Or better yet, configure your support software to use their Dynamic DNS name, rather than IP Address number, so it will always work first time.It's also pretty sweet to be able to claim your own name - or multiple names - that will be good forever without any extra costs. In the future there will be far more devices that connect to the internet than just computers and you can take your names with you to any future device you use - any new computer you upgrade to, any phone, PDA, iPod, television set, game console, automobile, whatever.You can learn more about static, dynamic, public, and private IP Addresses in our IP Address Glossary.If you would like to become a subscriber, you can do that here... |
