2Wire Modem and Dynamic DNS
Have a house in a rural area but it does get DSL, albeit the bottom rung. Signed up Bell as with promos and no dry loop charge it was cheaper than Teksavvy.
Bell provides this 2Wire modem/router for internet access. I have a couple Linksys cameras that I want to hook up to monitor the place when I am not there. It seems that to do so I need dynamic dns and this 2Wire does not support it.
From the 2Wire website:
Dynamic DNS is a system that allows the domain name data held in a name server to be updated in real time. Under this system, an Internet domain name is assigned to a computer with a varying (dynamic) IP address. This makes it possible for other sites on the Internet to establish connections to the machine without needing to track the IP address themselves.
A common use is for running server software on a computer that has a dynamic IP address, as is the case with many consumer Internet service providers. Dynamic DNS works with a 2Wire Residential Gateway, as long as a computer on the internal network is running a dynamic DNS client.
So I think what it is telling me is that I need to keep a computer running with dynamic dns for the camera to work over the internet. Is there any other solution that a novice like myself could figure out?
Thanks for your help.
Bell provides this 2Wire modem/router for internet access. I have a couple Linksys cameras that I want to hook up to monitor the place when I am not there. It seems that to do so I need dynamic dns and this 2Wire does not support it.
From the 2Wire website:
Dynamic DNS is a system that allows the domain name data held in a name server to be updated in real time. Under this system, an Internet domain name is assigned to a computer with a varying (dynamic) IP address. This makes it possible for other sites on the Internet to establish connections to the machine without needing to track the IP address themselves.
A common use is for running server software on a computer that has a dynamic IP address, as is the case with many consumer Internet service providers. Dynamic DNS works with a 2Wire Residential Gateway, as long as a computer on the internal network is running a dynamic DNS client.
So I think what it is telling me is that I need to keep a computer running with dynamic dns for the camera to work over the internet. Is there any other solution that a novice like myself could figure out?
Thanks for your help.