Dynamic DNS
Every computer which is attached to the internet has an IP address. DNS is the process of relating a name to an IP address so that a website or other service can be accessed using an easily-remembered named (like ‘www.google.com’), rather than a number (like ‘192.168.0.1′).
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However, most home users will be assigned a dynamic IP address that will change periodically, or each time they connect to the internet. In the past this made it very difficult to make a home computer accessible from the broader Internet. But with an increasing number of “Dynamic DNS” service providers, this is not such a problem.
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Full article: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DynamicDNS
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Indexed in April 2008
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