Running DNS on non static address

[josh99x79]

I'll try to be brief on the initial description of the scenerio.
H/W:
Win2K Server
XP Clients
Cable Internet (dhcp)
Linksys BEFsr41 Router

My ISP provides a dynamic address to my router. Not a big deal since past experience has proven this number to hardly ever change. My router runs dhcp so my server and clients are set to auto assign. I purchased a domain name and would like to set up a few services to that i can access them locally and use my domain name. My question is: without setting everything up statically can I get a DNS server to function properly? & Is it a possibility to use 2 nics in the server. one that is autoassigned for the internet connection and another which is static for the dns?

 

[GlenJohnson]

You want all servers to have static ip's. Yes you can set up multiple nics on one server, it sounds like you're referring to routing. One nic get's you on the internet, the other nic will connect to your local machines. You'll want a different ip scheme locally than what your isp is giving you to keep things from getting to confusing, some IP scheme that is set aside for local intranets and not the internet. Good luck.

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[ricpinto]

The way I see it:

1. ISP give you a public address but dynamic (always changing).

2. Router do the NAT, so you have an internal IP's which probably starts at 192.168.x.x.

You don't have to buy a domain name if you gonna use it internally, just use any name you want, nobody will ask you to pay. But if you bought it so that outside people can reach you thru email/webserver then you need to register and use a public and static ip address. If you use dynamic IP then you keep amending the registration everytime ip changes.