First things first, let’s give a little refresher of what DNS is. DNS stands for Domain Name System DNS is like the white page directory for the Internet. You supply a name, DNS supplies a number. The name, in this case, is specifically a hostname and the number is an IP address. Without DNS you
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We talk about our Anycast network a lot. With over 100 points of presence in globally redundant locations, what’s not to be proud of? What is an Anycast network and why does it even matter? Before we get into Anycast, let’s talk about a routing scheme called Unicast. Unicast is how most DNS networks work.
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It was just announced this week that Oracle Dyn will be deprecating many of their DNS consumer/small business solutions soon, including the Dyn Remote Access and Dyn Pro products. We’d like to be one of the first to welcome any Oracle Dyn Customers to No-IP. We have been around since the beginning (like Oracle Dyn)
Continue ReadingIt’s Pi Day, not pie as in apple, but pi as in the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — and today, No-IP marks the occasion with a few Pi Day Jokes guaranteed to make any nerd chuckle. Check them out below and be sure to share them with your friends.
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Did you know that with Plus Managed DNS you can easily create hostnames on your very own domain? Creating hostnames on a custom domain isn’t the only benefit of No-IP Plus Managed DNS, the other benefits include: – Backed by our robust Anycast Network with 100+ points of presence across the globe – Dynamic DNS with 100% uptime
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It is the year 2019 and websites are crucial to almost every business. People visit thousands of websites a year, but most people don’t think about the backend of them and what it takes to keep them fast, reliable and available. Managed DNS is the backbone to websites. Most websites have one Managed DNS provider, but
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There are many different ways to say, I love you! Share your favorite love meme to that special geek that means the world to you. Happy Valentine’s Day from the No-IP crew to you! <3
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2018 did not disappoint for the No-IP team. We had lots of fun and celebrated a bunch of successes this year. Learn about everything that No-IP did. Plus Managed DNS Updates This year, we launched new pricing and plans for our Plus Managed DNS product. The new plans are a bit different than the past
Continue ReadingAt No-IP, we believe in our products and are constantly improving them to make the experience better for our customers. Over the past few months, our Infrastructure Team has been working to improve the speed, performance, and the resiliency of our network. Our DNS infrastructure is utilized by millions of people and currently processes over
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For the next 10 days, we are offering holiday deals and giveaways on our services! Check back daily to save big on all our services and to win some cool prizes.
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