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The idiots Guide for getting a Free No-Ip domain, with Dns (A)

Benefits of this guide:
  • Instead of having a domain like: sX.invisionfree.com/YOURSITE you could have
  • A much nicer looking domain like http://YOURSITE.sytes.net
  • No more web redirects and horrible URL cloaking
  • Encourage more members to join your board
  • Give a more professional and personal feel to your forum
  • And best of all its free!

To start off

1. First of all you need to register for http://www.no-ip.com/ (this is the easy part trust me )

2. Once you have registered Log in to your account on the left hand side of the website you should see a menu named "Your NO-IP", on this menu you should see things such as Hosts/Redirects and Plus Manged DNS etc.

3. Expand Hosts/Redirects by clicking on the link, this should bring up a sub menu. You need to click add this is the part where you get to choose and set up your website URL.

Setting up your Domain Part 1, Hostname Information

1. Ok you should see a bunch of boxes you need to fill in, The first one will probably appeal to you the most hostname: this is when you choose the name of your board for example: thesuperforums

2. Underneath the hostname box you should see a dropdown box with a list of URL extentions, its entireley your choice which one you choose. Personally i like the .sytes.net URL extention.

3. Host Type: select DNS Host (A)

4. IP Address: The IP address in the box will automatically be set to your IP address, you need to change this to the IP addres to which server you are on.

Here is a list of the different IP's for each server:

Server IP Address
s1 67.18.37.4
s2 67.18.37.5
s3 67.18.37.6
s4 67.18.37.7
s5 Not public
s6 69.93.183.36
s7 67.18.37.8
s8 67.18.37.9
s9 70.85.81.228
s10 70.84.190.114
s11 70.85.169.210
s12 70.85.240.178
s13 67.15.181.31
s14 67.15.4.42
s15 67.15.129.13

note you can tell which server you are on by the first bit of your forum URL eg. s13.invisionfree.com

once you have selected your IP, copy and paste it on to the IP box.

4. dont worry about the other boxes tongue.gif and to finish off click create host


Final Part

1. Log on to your Forum AdminCP

2. Under InvisionFree Network >> Click Domain Manager

3. Scroll to the Add Domain Name and type in the domain name you have just create eg: reallyniceforum.sytes.net then click submit And your done your domain is added!

Note, it may take up to 5 mins for No-IP to set up your domain, so if this doesent work try a few mins later

4. Although you have set up your domain you still need to set it to be your primary domain,
so on the Select Primary Domain Name scroll down to your domain ie: reallyniceforum.sytes.net and then click set primary domain


You should now be able to access your forum from the new Domain that you have set up tongue.gif

Hope this helped all you newbies!


The idiots Guide for getting a Free No-Ip domain, with Dns (A)

Benefits of this guide:
  • Instead of having a domain like: sX.invisionfree.com/YOURSITE you could have
  • A much nicer looking domain like http://YOURSITE.sytes.net
  • No more web redirects and horrible URL cloaking
  • Encourage more members to join your board
  • Give a more professional and personal feel to your forum
  • And best of all its free!

To start off

1. First of all you need to register for http://www.no-ip.com/ (this is the easy part trust me )

2. Once you have registered Log in to your account on the left hand side of the website you should see a menu named "Your NO-IP", on this menu you should see things such as Hosts/Redirects and Plus Manged DNS etc.

3. Expand Hosts/Redirects by clicking on the link, this should bring up a sub menu. You need to click add this is the part where you get to choose and set up your website URL.

Setting up your Domain Part 1, Hostname Information

1. Ok you should see a bunch of boxes you need to fill in, The first one will probably appeal to you the most hostname: this is when you choose the name of your board for example: thesuperforums

2. Underneath the hostname box you should see a dropdown box with a list of URL extentions, its entireley your choice which one you choose. Personally i like the .sytes.net URL extention.

3. Host Type: select DNS Host (A)

4. IP Address: The IP address in the box will automatically be set to your IP address, you need to change this to the IP addres to which server you are on.

Here is a list of the different IP's for each server:

Server IP Address
s1 67.18.37.4
s2 67.18.37.5
s3 67.18.37.6
s4 67.18.37.7
s5 Not public
s6 69.93.183.36
s7 67.18.37.8
s8 67.18.37.9
s9 70.85.81.228
s10 70.84.190.114
s11 70.85.169.210
s12 70.85.240.178
s13 67.15.181.31
s14 67.15.4.42
s15 67.15.129.13

note you can tell which server you are on by the first bit of your forum URL eg. s13.invisionfree.com

once you have selected your IP, copy and paste it on to the IP box.

4. dont worry about the other boxes tongue.gif and to finish off click create host


Final Part

1. Log on to your Forum AdminCP

2. Under InvisionFree Network >> Click Domain Manager

3. Scroll to the Add Domain Name and type in the domain name you have just create eg: reallyniceforum.sytes.net then click submit And your done your domain is added!

Note, it may take up to 5 mins for No-IP to set up your domain, so if this doesent work try a few mins later

4. Although you have set up your domain you still need to set it to be your primary domain,
so on the Select Primary Domain Name scroll down to your domain ie: reallyniceforum.sytes.net and then click set primary domain


You should now be able to access your forum from the new Domain that you have set up tongue.gif

Hope this helped all you newbies!


Little tutorial created by einstein of http://s9.invisionfree.com/CyberTech_v1

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yes this was taken from my old forum
http://s9.invisionfree.com/CyberTech_v1


Thank you

 

 

 


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Lyon2
That's a nice tutorial, most of it i already knew because i also have formation in networks, still, this tutoeial is very focused or specific, so i apreciate this info.

Sometimes i use no-ip.com dynamic dns free tool, it really is very good, i actually use adresses like:

lyon.no-ip.org (free subdomain)

and if people go to their website, to their control painel, after registration there, there are much more domains you can choose.

There are much more free dynamic dns tools, but i find no-ip.com tool better then all the rest, no doubt.

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zach101
yep very nice job indeed if I ever need it ill know where to go.

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masterleous
Excellent tutorial you wrote...............before reading of this tutorial i had not so much knowledge about DNS Domain, but now i am understand............ i want to ask some question with all of you that some Hosting Companies are giving GB Space (Not Free) with unlimited website..............The question is that what is the meaning of unlimited website here............means unlimited domains directed to several folders.........

If i want to use several domains for several website/blog/forums/CMS installed in the sub-folder of Public_HTML Root directory, tahnwhat i have to do for this.


Example:

www.mysite.com relates to root directory of Public_HTML Folder

If i have CMS Installed in folde "site1" which i want to relate with www.mysite1.com

Secondly i installed a Blog in folder "site2" which i want to relate with www.mysite2.com

Than what will be the result............can i use them as i want or it will just forward ............... I am confused..........and need help from you guys.

Thanks

 

 

 


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grimmy
i am glad my little tut helped most of you

Reply

masterleous
HELLO grimmy,

Yes it is true that almost all user learned alot from your posted article. But i asked you one question about multiple domain, and i hope you can solve it.............

Reply

kdr_98
QUOTE(masterleous @ Jul 13 2006, 09:42 AM) *

Excellent tutorial you wrote...............before reading of this tutorial i had not so much knowledge about DNS Domain, but now i am understand............ i want to ask some question with all of you that some Hosting Companies are giving GB Space (Not Free) with unlimited website..............The question is that what is the meaning of unlimited website here............means unlimited domains directed to several folders.........

If i want to use several domains for several website/blog/forums/CMS installed in the sub-folder of Public_HTML Root directory, tahnwhat i have to do for this.
Example:

www.mysite.com relates to root directory of Public_HTML Folder

If i have CMS Installed in folde "site1" which i want to relate with www.mysite1.com

Secondly i installed a Blog in folder "site2" which i want to relate with www.mysite2.com

Than what will be the result............can i use them as i want or it will just forward ............... I am confused..........and need help from you guys.

Thanks


There are a few possiblities for your problem.
Depending on your hosting services your can do the DNS by your hosting provider.
You can simply let the DNS record be set to your hosting provider, and on the hosting server you can place a sub directory for each domain.
This can be done on the control pannel of your hosting service.

If your hosting provide can't do any DNS analyse,
you have to use URL forwaring (also konw as redirecting services).
This can be done with your domain registrar (where you have bought your domain),
or with an extra service like no-ip.com or dyndns.org

I should sugget that you try everything out with a site no-ip.com or dyndns.org .
For the trial you can make 2 subdomains that they support.
like site1.zapto.org and site2.zapto.org .


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Florisjuh
Didn't know invision free supported domains, but oh well I have been hosted at trap17 for two years and havent touched invisionfree since the first day I got my hosting account enabled here.

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DarkPsycho
aww...i already knew this sad.gif lol
i thought it was for a regular website.
Setting up a domain on IF is fairly simple but this is a good tut for those of us who don't know much about DNS. smile.gif

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