Please help with DNS issue

[tekgek]

Okay, so I registered with dyndns.com, and have created a subdomain. I would like to link the domain to my fileserver, with is on a router on my network. however, as of now, the domain name links to the router. How can i make the domain name point to my server? Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Tekgek

[Darkstar]

i havent looked at dyndns in awhile, but dont they reccomend a client to run on the server to do the updating? the client would look the eth0 every so often and update with the IP.

[hnzw_rui]

You need to forward port 80 to the file server, assuming by file server, you mean a regular HTTP server such as Apache or similar. Most HTTP servers use port 80 by default. If you have an FTP server, default is 21, I think. Either way, you might be able to find a guide on how to do that on your router on http://portforward.com/

Oh yeah, standard disclaimer, I'm not responsible and cannot be held liable if anything bad happens to your computer(s).

[martini161]

you need to get it forwared correctly adn run the client as darkstar said so that if you get a new external IP your dns will point to that

[tekgek]

Thanks. I got it all up and running now. I was not sure how to forward ports. Learn something new everyday, right?

Again, Thanks a bunch,
Tekgek