Authoritative DNS Servers vs. Recursive DNS Servers

If you aren’t sure what DNS is, you must start at the beginning.

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What Is Dynamic DNS?

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Dynamic DNS can be a hard concept to understand. Trust me, I get it. If you had asked me two years ago what Dynamic DNS was, I would have said something like, “Uh Dynamic DN… What?”  Dynamic DNS is what we use to help you remotely access devices like routers, cameras, and DVRs. So how exactly do

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Create Hostnames on Your Own Domain with No-IP Plus Managed DNS

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Do you ever wish you didn’t have to use a different domain for your website and your dynamic DNS? Well, you don’t have to if you add No-IP’s Plus Managed DNS to your current domain name. Adding Plus Managed DNS to your domain will allow you to create up to 50 hostnames on your own domain

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How I Went to Mexico Without My Dogs and Didn’t Freak Out!

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Last week I spent five days in sunny Cancun, Mexico. My husband and I took the trip as a late honeymoon and we have never traveled together out of the country. We were excited but also nervous because, like many of you, we own dogs.  We actually have three dogs and no kids, so obviously

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11 Tips for Using Dynamic DNS Like a Pro

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At No-IP, we know that you have questions about using our services and we want to help. We asked our industry-leading Support Team to create a list of tips that you may find helpful.  All of the tips are related to setting up and running our Free and Enhanced Dynamic DNS services, check them out below. 

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Case Study: The Unique Way One Customer Uses No-IP

Did you know No-IP’s dynamic DNS can be used for more than monitoring your home, setting up a game server and connecting to your private cloud? It’s true, and one of our customers is using his dynamic DNS in a way we never imagined. He uses it to remote access his tortoise habitat.

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5 Reasons You Need Managed DNS

On the Fifth Day of DNS No-IP Gives to You! 5 Reasons You Need Managed DNS! 

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Get Ready for No-IP’s 12 Days of DNS

The weather outside might be frightful, but prizes are so delightful! From Saturday, December 12 through Thursday, December 24, No-IP will be doing the 12 Days of DNS! During these 12 days we will be giving away No-IP swag, discounts, free services and much more.

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Why Clinton Electronics Chose to Integrate with No-IP

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At No-IP we rely on our customers for our success. This means not only our service users, but the manufacturers who make it so easy for you to use our dynamic DNS. Clinton Electronics is one of those manufacturers. They use a custom integration in their DVRs to give customers access to No-IP’s dynamic DNS in an simple and

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4 Dynamic DNS Myths Debunked

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Dynamic DNS can be a scary set of words. People don’t know what it is, don’t understand it or think that is somehow doesn’t apply to their life. I know, I use to be that same person. Had you asked me a few years ago what Dynamic DNS was, I would have looked at you

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