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MintDNS
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MintDNS 2006 is a fully featured server suite that allows you to run your own enterprise level DDNS Server.
Supporting both Dynamic and Static DNS MintDNS also supports several standard update protocols. Which enables support for many existing third party IP address update clients, and many hardware(Firmware) clients. This allows you to provide time tested reliable Dynamic DNS services to most all internet connected computers, or even remote cameras.
MintDNS is completely template based, so the look and feel of your DNS service can easily be adapted to match your existing website or modified to suite your specific needs.
We have provided Dynamic DNS solutions for more than 5 years. MintDNS 2006 Enterprise is our latest product and is also the most dependable, feature rich and scaleable product we have ever offered.
If your interested in custom development you may like to know that MintDNS is almost completely open sourced allowing you to easily expand on the existing system to meet any special needs your company may have. The advantage to having an established time tested platform to build on could save months of development time.
The all new web based administration console gives you instant access to advanced user management features, statistics charts, accounting features and complete control over server settings.
Try
MintDNS 2006 free for 30 days.
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The Most
Powerful Dynamic DNS Server Suite Available |
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With our unique system you will be able to run your own Dynamic DNS service and
give your users the ability to
create unlimited domains and DNS records. You will also be able to offer the internet
community VPN gateway services, and the ability to do just about
anything a person with a static IP address could do with his or her
computer.
Built with Business in mind, the server application offers complete
web based administration and service management. Complete
integration of an automated payment system takes all the work out of
processing purchases. This payment schema can also be disabled
allowing you to offer the service free of charge.
Designed for compatibility with traditional and non standard web
solutions. The server application can be used on a single machine or
configured to service any Windows 2000 or 2003 DNS Server on your
LAN.
Whether your users are behind a firewall, router, proxy, or using
more standard internet access, you can provide them with fully
automated Dynamic DNS Services.
You can control all aspects of your distributed system instantly
with a click of the mouse. Regardless of how many customers are
using your service, you can change trial lengths, service pricing,
add and remove domains used by the system, send messages to users,
etc... instantly without interrupting service.
In the past the only way to run your own DDNS service was to
write your own server and client applications. DDNSServ has taken
all the work out of operating a fully featured DNS service,
and has been awarded many prestigious awards from some of the
world leading shareware venders. It has never been easier or faster
to setup and operate a reliable-trusted DDNS server.
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What
Is DDNS/Dynamic DNS |
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DDNS servers provides client machines with a static DNS name even if
their IP address is dynamically assigned. Dynamic DNS circumvents
most needs for static IP addresses.
Almost all IP addresses are dynamically assigned.. Simply put
there's only so many numbers out there, at least as far as the
computer is concerned. (Basically, each of the four parts in the
address can only be between 0 and 255.) Some really old design
decisions limit the theoretical number of IP addresses even more,
and until IPv6 hits the mainstream the current shortage of IP
addresses will only worsen.
You may ask. What does this mean, and how does it impact me? Not
everyone can have their own static IP address. Some Internet Service
Providers might let you have a dedicated IP, but they'll probably
charge you extra for it. An average cost for a static IP address is
+$99.00 a month.
Having a Dynamically assigned IP addresses is allot like having to
change your phone number once a day, if other people need to connect
to your computer they would have no way of knowing your current
number. The need for a static IP address comes from those users who
want to run server software such as Web Servers, FTP Servers, Game
Servers, Email Servers or run business related services such as
VPN's, Remote Access Software. There are many other needs for Static
IP addresses as well, far to many to list here.
Dynamic DNS comes into play when a internet user either wishes to
save the money he or she would spend on a static IP address, or is
unable to acquire a static IP address from there ISP. Working much
like an old style phone operator. Dinamic dns enables a user to
update a DNS server automatically each time there IP changes. So
anyone who wants to connect to the users computer can nearly always
reach his or her server by entering the users domain name. The whole
process works despite the changing IP addresses.
If you live in a relatively large town there are likely millions
spent each year by local businesses that require static IP
addressing. Most do not know about DNS services, and many would be
happy to know that there is a qualified alternative to the thousands
of dollars they spend each year for static or persistent IP
addresses. With our software you can operate your own DNS
service. You set the prices. You choose the market.
Our products has proven for many, to be the simplest way to tap into the
ever expanding DNS services market and is the only pre built
package available for Windows 2000 and 2003 server that I am aware
of. If you are interested
in operating a DDNS server please take a test drive and download our
fully featured demo software.
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The
DDNS/Dynamic DNS Market |
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With the explosion of the broadband market, small and large business
all over the country have traded in their expensive internet access
lines, for inexpensive Cable and DSL connections. Everyone is
looking for a way to cut corners, however sometimes choices are
limited. For those requiring static addressing, the costs can be
upwards of $99.00 a month. Most businesses do not realize that there
is a reliable, less expensive alternative.
With our products you can offer an
alternative to ISP-provided static IP addressing, and best of all,
you can set the prices.
You could offer the service free of charge, or charge any fee that
you wish. Your service will be independent of any other DNS
Service in existence world-wide.
Pause for a moment and consider the need of static addressing.
People need static addressing in order to allow employees, software
support personnel, other branch offices access to their computer
network. There are many reasons a person or company may need a static IP
address. much to many to list on this single page.
In my experience, most dentist offices are paying for static
addressing as well as the large majority of clinics and medium to
large medical offices, many construction companies, lawyers offices,
and countless other small and large businesses. Most companies I
have serviced consider DNS much more appealing for several
reasons. Not to mention most were paying around $100 per month for a static IP.
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Dynamic
DNS/DDNS in Laymen's Terms |
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Our server suite enables dynamic updating of DNS servers for the
purpose of maintaining Static DNS Host Names for internet connected
users who have dynamic-changing IP addresses.
Now in laymen's terms. I suspect many of you are already familiar
with what a Dynamic DNS Service is and what it does. For those of
you who are not, I will do my best to describe in "layman's terms"
the service and what it provides internet users world-wide.
I will begin with a simple scenario. Jack our fictitious computer
user. Has recently decided to build a web site for his online
business activities. Jack has contacted many web hosting providers
trying to find the best prices, but finds that to implement his
planned web site will require many features that are very costly
"far beyond Jacks budget" , Jack contacts his local Broadband
provider, thinking that he can host his web site at home and have
all the features he could ever want. He is paying for internet
anyway right? Jack finds that the Broadband provider also wants a
lot of money, even more than the web hosting providers in some
cases, for a static IP address, which is crucial to host his web
site at home.
At this point you would think Jack is out of options, but he is not.
In fact, Jack is about to save hundreds, in some cases. a thousand
or more a year by using a Dynamic DNS Service.
Let's peer into the future here a bit and imagine that you have
already purchased MintDNS and are yourself providing the Dynamic
DNS Service that Jack will use. A Dynamic DNS Service offers anyone
in the world, regardless of how they connect to the internet, the
ability to have a Domain Name, a .com, mapped to their IP address at
any given time despite the dynamic nature of most ISP assigned
addresses.
Jack has found your website and has quickly realized that you have
the answers to all his needs, for a fraction of the cost. Jack then
downloads and configures your provided client software, and
instantly turns his home computer into an internet server.
Some other examples of things you can do with
Dynamic DNS service
are listed below. Your users will have the ability to have support
personnel, employees, etc... access their networks for things such
as connecting to a client's computer system through remote access,
enabling VPN's between branches, keeping track of branch office
print servers, controlling and running mail servers, running web or
FTP servers, running online video conferencing software, talking
over the internet with voice conferencing, etc...
with our software suite, your future customers will find there is
often no need to pay the, sometimes huge, fees associated with
running their own internet server. They can conduct business, host a
personal website, or just host their own email server. By using your
service, your customer's home computer can instantly be an Internet
Server. The possibilities are truly unlimited..
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The
Dynamic DNS Explosion |
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(A Domain Name for Your PC, Use your Broadband Connection to its
full potential, Discover the power of dynamic DNS)
These slogans have been some of the most viewed on the internet and
for good reason. With the broadband explosion, it has never been
easier or more affordable to run your own internet server. Either
for fun or profit, users all over the world have opted to move all
there internet based services in-house.
The restrictions and extra fees some internet service providers
place on users who require a static IP address, which is required
for in-house hosting, has sometimes made it difficult even
impossible for them to operate in-house, That is until the they
realized the potential of Dynamic DNS. Having a Dynamically assigned
IP addresses is allot like having to change your phone number once a
day, if other people need to connect to your computer they would
have no way of knowing your current number. Imagine if the phone
company changed your number twice a day people would have a hard
time calling you. Dynamic DNS works much like an old style phone
operator directing internet users to the appropriate internet
server, despite the fact that the servers IP address is continually
changing or dynamic.
Until recently there was no easy way to get in on the Dynamic DNS
explosion. About the only way a person could operate a Dynamic DNS
service was to hire a competent programmer and shell out thousands
of dollars to have all of the server and client programs written from
scratch. That's not the case anymore thanks to DDNSServ, and MintDNS the first
Dynamic DNS server suite for Windows 2000-2003 server. In the entire
history of the internet it has never been easier than it is today to
run your own fully featured Dynamic DNS service.
Since the early 1990's Dynamic DNS services have existed ml.org,
dynip.com were among the first. By the time dyndns.org the current
Dynamic DNS leader came to be there were 20 or so Dynamic DNS
services in existence world-wide. Today the number of Dynamic DNS
services is still relatively low in the thousands I believe.
Dynamic DNS has proven itself in today's market time and time again,
and has catered to the multitudes who have been interested in
hosting a web, FTP, email, or other servers directly from there
broadband Internet connection. With the Dynamic nature of the worlds
current IP addressing schema users cannot readily access web and
other services if the servers IP address is always changing.
Further, IP addresses are difficult to remember, but to date Dynamic DNS has more than gracefully
addressed the problem by providing DNS names such as yourname.dynddns.us
that dynamically map to users changing IP addresses.
Click here to learn how you can own and operate a
Dynamic DNS Server
If you would like to use a Dynamic DNS service then click here for a
list of Dynamic DNS services or
visit our demo service at dynddns.us
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DDNS
solves real word problems, and offers DVR manufactures alternate
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It is no coincidence that many of our customers are DVR
manufacturers. When given the security sectors record growth, many
IP camera and DVR manufacturers are seeking services to effectively
and reliably circumvent the need for static or dedicated IP
addresses, and at the same time keep these services securely hosted
in house.In the past the only
real option these companies had, were to develop their entire server
software from the ground up. This process is monetarily exhaustive,
and could take weeks if not months to develop, test, and deploy a
stable DNS service. Our server software (MintDNS, and DDNSServ)
are the products of more than 5 years of real world experience of
deploying both DDNS server software, and the operations our own DNS
services. Our latest software suite, MintDNS supports unlimited user
bases, and was designed with support for third
party Dynamic DNS clients in mind. Advanced
payment processing is a standard feature in all of our server suites. You can set trial lengths, registration prices, and manage
your users in our advanced web-based administration console. Of
course, you can turn off the payment processing feature and offer
your Dynamic DNS Services free of charge.
If you are considering offering your
customers Dynamic DNS services, please give our time tested DDNS
server suite a try. Free for 30 days.
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