Re: DNS..domain name stuff, help
Originally Posted by
noblerabbit
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I cannot seem to figure out how to "link" that domain name to the IP of our house here.
You will need to log into your reg123 account and edit your DNS settings. I am not familiar with their control panel, but you will want to point your domain name to your external ip address (set your a record). You may need to set your domain to your ip and set your www subdomain to your top level domain, so you can use it with our without the www prefix.
As long as your router has port 80 open to your server than you should be good to go.
If you don't have a static ip address from your ISP, you may need to keep track and periodically update your account at 123reg. To avoid such a task, you can sign up for dynamic DNS service at such a place like DynDns or noip.com.
Nothing is ever easy, but if it is difficult you must be doing it wrong.
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