Dynamic IP and DNS management

[Guest]

Hi there,
I'm setting up a new domain for a company that already has a domain name
registered that they currently use for email and web. That domain name is
hosted by a 3rd party who also hosts the website and mail server. The domain
is a small office of roughly 10 computers and our internet provider is the
local cable company who DOES NOT provide static IP's. And given the
circumstance, there is no way for us to get a static IP address (either
DSL/T1 etc.). Here in lies the "situation". I want to be able to setup the
windows 2000 server as a RRAS server and also host terminal services for
users in a remote site. I do want to use the same domain name that they
already own. Is there a way for me to continue letting the 3rd party
maintain the dns name for email and web, while using that same name for the
internal domain and use remote access services? If not, could I then take
over the domain name myself using a dynamic dns service and then just forward
web and email content to that 3rd party? Another bit of info is that
separting the computers from the cable modem is a linksys cable router.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi there,
I'm setting up a new domain for a company that already has a
domain name registered that they currently use for email and web.
That domain name is hosted by a 3rd party who also hosts the website
and mail server. The domain is a small office of roughly 10
computers and our internet provider is the local cable company who
DOES NOT provide static IP's. And given the circumstance, there is
no way for us to get a static IP address (either DSL/T1 etc.). Here
in lies the "situation". I want to be able to setup the windows 2000
server as a RRAS server and also host terminal services for users in
a remote site. I do want to use the same domain name that they
already own. Is there a way for me to continue letting the 3rd party
maintain the dns name for email and web, while using that same name
for the internal domain and use remote access services? If not,
could I then take over the domain name myself using a dynamic dns
service and then just forward web and email content to that 3rd
party? Another bit of info is that separting the computers from the
cable modem is a linksys cable router.

Why is it so important that you use the same domain name? This will be
difficult, if not impossible, given that you have a dynamic public IP
address. What about the following, instead -

1. Get an account with someone like www.dyndns.org or www.no-ip.com
2. Download whatever software you like to update youraccount.dyndns.org (or
whatever) with the current IP address
3. Use youraccount.dyndns.org for Terminal Services.

 

[Guest]

Hi Lanwench,
Clearly your solution is the easiest way. The reason for using the same
domain name was for expansion purposes. Eventually we will bring the web
server and email internally and while I was in the "early" stages of setting
up the domain infrastructure I wanted to make life easy down the road.
Besides they are already paying for domain name reg and web/email hosting.

Thanks again.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi Lanwench,
Clearly your solution is the easiest way. The reason for using
the same domain name was for expansion purposes. Eventually we will
bring the web server and email internally and while I was in the
"early" stages of setting up the domain infrastructure I wanted to
make life easy down the road.

Besides they are already paying for
domain name reg and web/email hosting.

Sure - that won't have any bearing on this, though. You can host mail easily
enough - a website might be tougher. I also don't recommend hosting a public
website on your LAN at all...unless you have a dedicated webserver you can
stick in a DMZ to isolate it entirely.