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DDNS – Dynamic DNS
DDNS is useful when you have a host (running for example, a web server) that receives a
dynamically assigned IP address from a DHCP server. A user on the Internet would typically
access the host by entering its name in their web browser. A DNS server on the web would
then resolve the name to its associated numeric IP address, as required for Internet protocol
processing. However, when a host's IP address is dynamically assigned (for example, by a
DHCP server), it may change frequently. In this scenario, a DNS server may have outdated
data and may not be able to resolve a host name to the current IP address.
When a host is registered with a DDNS service provider, the provider is automatically notified
by the host of any change in its IP address and the provider then propagates the change
throughout the DNS server system.
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