"Jamie Dale" <j.dale@turboz.net> wrote in message
news:4485fd5c@newsgroups.borland.com...
> So that being the case, how would a machine decide which
> network card to use to get its internet access?
It wouldn't. You have to prompt the user to provide that information to
your program. As far as the machine is concerned, one network is just like
any other network. There is no way to differentiate which network is
Internet-capable or not.
> say for example the machine has 3 network connections and each
> machine connected on the other end has an internet connection. How
> would the computer then decide which one to use?
It wouldn't. Especially under the scenerio where multiple Internet
connections are available. Again, you have to ask the user which network to
use.
> Surely they cannot all have a default gateway set at the same time can
they?
Sure, they can.
> I will take a look at that service. I vaguely remember checking them
> out a while back but for some reason went with freedns instead.
I like DynDns because it is one of the only DNS services that most routers
natively support. Unfortunetely, DynDNS changed their service policy last
year regarding how frequently dynamic IP addresses must be updated, and I am
still waiting for my router manufacturer to release a firmware update to
account for the change.
> I'll take another look. do they charge to use their service or are
> they free like freedns?
The basic features of DynDNS are free. They have other paid services for
advanced features.
> Do they allow you to use your own TLD free?
I think you misunderstand what a TLD actually is. You can't create your own
TLD to begin with. TLDs are under the direct control of IANA. Only IANA
can create new TLDs. For exacmple, the TLD of "freedns.afraid.org" is
"org", not "afraid.org". If you are referring to creating your own custom
domain, on the other hand, then that is VERY different issue then creating a
TLD. Of course anyone can create their own domains. And yes, DynDNS has
features that work with custom domains. Of course, you have to register,
and pay for, your custom domain separately. Even FreeDNS can't give you a
custom domain for free, only a free subdomain under one of its own domains.
Gambit
