From 5a5d33650881cc46ab8fef6628572b6edf45dbc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dswd Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 08:56:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Dynamic DNS (markdown) --- Dynamic-DNS.md | 17 +---------------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/Dynamic-DNS.md b/Dynamic-DNS.md index 159e4a4..f0fe287 100644 --- a/Dynamic-DNS.md +++ b/Dynamic-DNS.md @@ -1,16 +1 @@ -To be able to set up the VPN, at least one node needs to be reachable by an -unchanging address of hostname. This is normally not the case with common -DSL uplinks (they change addresses every day). -To mitigate this problem and get a fixed hostname, there are services called -dynamic DNS or short DDNS. There are lots of [different DDNS services][1], some -are free, some cost money. -Most of those services provide a common API that can be used by freely available -tools to update the address whenever it changes. Mainstream DSL routers have -built-in clients for this API so nothing has to be installed to set up DDNS. - -Besides this unchanging address, a port has to be opened for VpnCloud. This has -to be done in the settings of the DSL router. The default port for VpnCloud -is 3210. This process is different for every router but it usually can be found -under the name of "Port forwarding" or "Exposed ports" (not "exposed host"). - -[1]: http://dnslookup.me/dynamic-dns/ \ No newline at end of file +Please see https://vpncloud.ddswd.de/usage/dynamic-dns/ \ No newline at end of file