Re: How to bind host-name with an IP address

You might be able to modify the hosts file on your PC to let it know the alias.  Maybe someone else can tell you how to do that.  I haven't done that, so I won't try to tell you how to do it.

--- In [email protected], "Ty" <embeddedsupplies@...> wrote:
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> Hi Ebrains2003, 
> The RabbitWeb server connect to a RESTful server where it dumps all its information.  This is done because I was inform that some ISP block HTTP REQUEST on port 80 meaning the webpage wouldn't be accessible remotely.  
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> The problem I have is within LAN, the rabbitweb IP address isn't necessarily static ( 1 day it might be 192.168.1.13 and another day I might be 192.168.0.12). The app that I use to connect to the rabbitweb via LAN doesn't work 100% of the time.  I need a way method for the app to connect to the rabbitweb  by a hostname( for ex. 'wxyz') instead of 192.168.0.13, for example. I need to tell the router that the rabbitweb is also known as 'wxyz'.  
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> --- In [email protected], "ebrains2003" <ebrains2003@> wrote:
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> > When you are dealing with routers and devices that have to be accessible remotely via the internet, it is hard to be seamless.  I saw an I/O device one company made that looked pretty seamless.  I believe they got around it by hard coding a lot of stuff.  The product simply connected to a remote server and the users connected to the same remote server in order to access the unit.
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> > --- In [email protected], "Ty" <embeddedsupplies@> wrote:
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> > > Thanks for the solution of comparing current IP address to previous IP address and sending an email to client if IP Address does not match.  I will have to use this solution but I was hoping for a solution that might be invisible/seamless to the client.
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> > > --- In [email protected], "ebrains2003" <ebrains2003@> wrote:
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> > > > I created a product a few years ago that simply checked its IP address every few minutes and if it did not compare with its last IP address, it fired off an email to the administrator to alert him of the IP change.  This requires loading an shtml page that echoes back the IP address of the client, then the unit just parses the returned text to extract the dotted IP info.
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> > > > As for using a host name, you can give the unit its own domain name if you want.  I have a unit here at my home that is set up that way. You'd just have to forward the domain to the correct IP address any time it changed.  There are dynamic IP services available that can help with this, too, although I never messed with them.
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> > > > For my unit, I don't use DHCP, although that is an option.  I manually assigned it a local IP address on my router, then access it remotely via the IP address that is assigned to my broadband account by my ISP.  This address never seems to change unless I replace the cable modem or make some other change in equipment.  Of course, I had to forward port 80 to my unit using my router's settings.  If you are not using a router, I guess you don't have to worry about that.
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> > > > --- In [email protected], "Ty" <embeddedsupplies@> wrote:
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> > > > > Hi guys,
> > > > > I have a Rabbitweb server up and running.  Its IP address is assign DHCP but the IP address keep changing because the router automatically release its IP address or the router reset.  
> > > > > Anyhow, how can I bind rabbitweb server's host-name (ex. 'wxyz') with whatever IP address its assign.  My goal is to enter 'wxyz' in my browser in order to access webpages.  I would really appreciate any advice.  I have review some of the sample examples and I am still not sure if I understand it.  Thanks again.
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