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Don't let the acronym frighten you. At its core, all a DDNS is a service that maps domain names to IP addresses. Hopefully, you are aware of what both IP addresses and domain names are. I thought not. By definition, an IP address is an Internet Protocol address assigned to individual computers in any given network. They are assigned a sequence of numbers known as the Ipv4 and Ipv6 conventions, which can look like 220.11.243.163 (for IPv4), and 2020:db9:1:1234:6:878:2:9 (for IPv6).
On the other hand, a domain name is the alphanumeric name of any given site. The address www.example.org is a domain name, which should not be confused with an URL, which is a story for a different day. Now, to stop Internet users from hyperventilating, a DDNS creates a 1:1 ratio between an IP address and a domain name. This saves time and prevents countless cases of eye strain.
It is never the case that people are directed to visit a webpage entitled 208.21.188.166. This is thanks to the DNS servers in the world. Not only would it seriously hamper the speed with which users access the Internet, but it would seriously hamper business and advertising concerns. Being asked to visit page 205.11.199.199 for the latest Apple iPods is counter-intuitive. Perhaps Rutger Hauer, playing Roy Batty, said it best when he insisted: "We're not machines -- we're physical." Indeed we are, and we like names, not numbers.
As a result, a DDNS handles the numeric values, and allows us to indulge in the alphanumeric. Page 225.12.165.109 now becomes www.roybatty.net, for instance. Knowing that this transference, for the lack of better term, occurs instantaneously is not something most people are aware of. Even otherwise tech-savvy users have little frame of reference. Even fewer people are aware of the fact that a DDNS service enables email contact.
Email addresses likewise use IP address naming conventions. Being asked to write someone at 222.33.123.909 is completely unfeasible and time-consuming. So the DDNS routes electronic missives to the appropriate alphanumeric address. The benefits of a DDNS service are as obvious as they are unappreciated.
On the other hand, a domain name is the alphanumeric name of any given site. The address www.example.org is a domain name, which should not be confused with an URL, which is a story for a different day. Now, to stop Internet users from hyperventilating, a DDNS creates a 1:1 ratio between an IP address and a domain name. This saves time and prevents countless cases of eye strain.
It is never the case that people are directed to visit a webpage entitled 208.21.188.166. This is thanks to the DNS servers in the world. Not only would it seriously hamper the speed with which users access the Internet, but it would seriously hamper business and advertising concerns. Being asked to visit page 205.11.199.199 for the latest Apple iPods is counter-intuitive. Perhaps Rutger Hauer, playing Roy Batty, said it best when he insisted: "We're not machines -- we're physical." Indeed we are, and we like names, not numbers.
As a result, a DDNS handles the numeric values, and allows us to indulge in the alphanumeric. Page 225.12.165.109 now becomes www.roybatty.net, for instance. Knowing that this transference, for the lack of better term, occurs instantaneously is not something most people are aware of. Even otherwise tech-savvy users have little frame of reference. Even fewer people are aware of the fact that a DDNS service enables email contact.
Email addresses likewise use IP address naming conventions. Being asked to write someone at 222.33.123.909 is completely unfeasible and time-consuming. So the DDNS routes electronic missives to the appropriate alphanumeric address. The benefits of a DDNS service are as obvious as they are unappreciated.
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