DynamicDNS and OpenWRT, was re: DHCP question

[Chris Murphy]

On Mar 21, 2007, at 11:18 AM, Dan Shoop wrote:


>> "DDNS allows you to access your network using domain names instead  
>> of IP addresses. The service manages changing IP addresses and  
>> updates your domain information dynamically. You must sign up for  
>> service through DynDNS.org, freedns.afraid.org, ZoneEdit.com, No- 
>> IP.com or Custom."
>
> Which is, as pointed out, not Dynamic DNS.
>
> DynamicDNS is where as you do things like assign IP addresses to  
> machines using DHCP you also -- get this -- *dynamically* assign a  
> DNS forward and reverse entry in your DNS service for the machine  
> in question. It's an integral part of Active Directory and an RFC.
>
> So it is not in any way shape or for the same thing.
> That is DynDNS != Dynamic DNS.

The DD-WRT people because they call it DDNS and define that as  
DynamicDNS. DynDNS.org also calls their service DDNS (DynamicDNS).  
Wikipedia also defines it this way, as well as the way you are using  
it. *shrug*

So if you have a problem with the usage of this terminology, there  
are at least several groups to take it up with.


Chris Murphy
Color Remedies (TM)
New York, NY
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