DNS is like the whitepages directory of the Internet. You supply a name, DNS supplies a number. The name in this case is specifically a hostname and the number is an IP address. Without DNS you would have to remember every IP address of every website you want to visit. With over 300 million websites on the web, remembering every IP address would be utterly impossible, unless maybe you are Kim Peek, the real Rain Man. More about DNS
With No-IP you create an easy to remember hostname, this hostname is the URL that you type into your browser to connect to your remote device. Our Dynamic Update Client then takes your hostname that you created (yourname.no-ip.org) and points it to your IP address. What is an IP?
Take a few moments to meet Snotty Ron and the rest of the gang in these fun commercials that illustrate why free things aren't always good. Our free dynamic DNS is used by over 16 million users worldwide for a reason. Ready to give it a try? Create your free account now to use yourname.no-ip.info instead of a hard to remember IP address or URL to access your computer remotely.
When we say free, we actually mean free - no credit card required, ever. Our free dynamic DNS is so awesome that over 16 million people in every single country worldwide trust it and use it everyday.