Free DNS and legality

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:06 pm

I'd like to create my own web server and to host my files home, but I've got one question. Is it illegal to use a free dynamic DNS service instead of my IP? I found this one on the web and I don't know what to do. Should I use it? I mean is the domain really registred or somebody can buy it and then I must kill my site and all that?

Link to what I found...
http://freedns.afraid.org/

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:21 pm

You could use something like dyndns.org then you address will be a subdomain of dyndns.org or similar and nobody will steal it. I used this for quite a time, don't know about your Internet Connection though.

Straker · Post by **Straker** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:28 pm

I don't understand why this is a legal issue? Domain names can only be taken away if they are infringing on an existing trademark, such as if you happened to register cocacola.com or some such.

How to setup a web server at home:

1) register your domain name (inf0byt3.com) with a registrar, such as godaddy.com. Note: This costs money.

2) go to zoneedit.com and create a free account for managing your DNS zones. Create the zone for inf0byt3.com, and point it temporarily to your home IP address. Zoneedit.com will tell you the 2 DNS servers to use, such as DNS1.ZONEEDIT.COM and DNS2.ZONEEDIT.COM.

3) download the a zoneedit compatible dynamic client listed on their website.

4) Go back to godaddy.com and changed the parked DNS servers to the ones zoneedit told you to use in step 2. This change may take 24-48 hours to propagate throughout the internet.

5) Install the zoneedit dynamic dns client on your webserver and you should be ready to go. This client will update the zoneedit DNS settings whenever your ISP changes your IP address.

Here is the big caveat though, many ISPs block port 80 to prevent home users from having webservers, unless you pay the ransom to upgrade to a business account. Just something you need to check before you start your homegrown webserver.

Good luck.

Beach · Post by **Beach** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:48 pm

I have also used "no-ip" for dynamic IP hosts and it works perfectly.

http://www.no-ip.com

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:01 pm

Thanks for the quick info.

@Straker
What happends if I don't register the domain (Simply use their service to redirect the domain to my ip) ?

Straker · Post by **Straker** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:12 pm

Inf0Byt3 wrote:What happends if I don't register the domain (Simply use their service to redirect the domain to my ip) ?

Then don't follow my directions because zoneedit is only for top level domains such as "inf0byt3.com". You will have to use a dynamic services such as dyndns.org but you will only be able to have a sub-domain name such as "inf0byt3.dyndns.org", but once you register it with them, no one else can take it. You might lose it however, if you aren't using it, I know that dns2go drops domains if the account shows no activity over a given period of time.

dynamic dns is easier to setup than the instructions i gave above. just follow the directions that the provider gives you and you can be running rather quick.

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:16 pm

Thank you.

BTW, check the Announcements forum now. Does it work? I get an Image saying Bison Team

josku_x · Post by **josku_x** » Sat May 06, 2006 7:07 pm

Can you post a pic? possibly another forum hack

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Sat May 06, 2006 8:24 pm

Here it is:

As i've seen, Fred fixed it... See this:

http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=21582[/quote]

Airr · Post by **Airr** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:47 am

Inf0Byt3 wrote:I'd like to create my own web server and to host my files home, but I've got one question. Is it illegal to use a free dynamic DNS service instead of my IP? I found this one on the web and I don't know what to do. Should I use it? I mean is the domain really registred or somebody can buy it and then I must kill my site and all that?

Link to what I found...
http://freedns.afraid.org/

The only issue could be violating your ISP's TOS.

That said, I use the same site to redirect to my servers at home with no issues. Web, Mail, ssh, etc all work great. Might be a good idea to use non-standard ports, though: that's what I do...

As far as the domain names they offer, you're actually getting a subdomain (unless you bring your own and are willing to pay to use it). I've only had to change the subdomain/domain once, when they restructured but they would have grandfathered me in if I had decided to keep it.

AIR.

Karbon · Post by **Karbon** » Tue May 09, 2006 3:18 pm

As Airr said, the only legal issue would be if you are violating your ISP's terms of service by having a server. Most "residential" ISP accounts don't let you run servers of any type (and most block inbound port 80)

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Tue May 09, 2006 5:09 pm

I'm gonna ask them. I hope it's ok with them

BTW, does anybody know how to configure a VPN network on Linux?

Straker · Post by **Straker** » Tue May 09, 2006 5:29 pm

Inf0Byt3 wrote:BTW, does anybody know how to configure a VPN network on Linux?

http://www.hamachi.cc

Inf0Byt3 · Post by **Inf0Byt3** » Wed May 10, 2006 12:29 pm

No, I need a client... I cannot make vpnc work

Straker · Post by **Straker** » Wed May 10, 2006 8:04 pm

I have no idea what you are talking about. Hamachi is cake and the easiest cross-platform VPN I have ever used, which is why I am pushing it.

Here is a VPN Linux client for hamachi - written in purebasic by Beach.

http://forums.hamachi.cc/viewtopic.php?t=2488

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