Tis the Season for online shopping and ECommerce sites are preparing for the onslaught of heavy web traffic. So how do you make sure your website doesn’t experience slow upload speeds, downtime or loss of customers? It’s simple! Follow these three holiday rules to ensure you are ready for whatever happens this year! Beware of
Continue ReadingNo-IP is attending this year’s ISC East trade show in New York City, November 19-20. ISC East is marketed as, “THE security industry trade show.” This year’s event will feature representatives from more than 200 of the security industries best companies. Attendees of the trade show have the opportunity to stay ahead of the security game as they learn about new technology and future products.
Some of the new products and solutions featured at ISC East include:
– wireless security applications
– fingerprint and facial recognition
– lockdown equipment
– home automation
Most importantly, No-IP will be introducing a new security solution at the show! No-IP Security Solutions provides Dynamic DNS and remote access on your own custom domain. It features easy account management and optional installation support from the world’s leader in DDNS. Find out more about this new service here or talk to our sales team at booth 645 during the trade show!
Check out these 4 DNS tools everyone should use to make their lives a little less stressful (like that’s even possible). These tools are great for people that are trying to see if their No-IP hostname is resolving correctly.
To use these tools you will use the Dig command in terminal (Mac) or the command line (PC).
Dig is an acronym for “domain internet groper”. Dig is a useful tool for webmasters and system administrators, it can be used to query DNS servers and fix DNS related issues. Dig is a part of the BIND DNS software.
1. Whois
Whois is an easy way to find information on the owner, nameserver, registrar etc. of a domain name. It is useful for getting all the detailed info you want from a domain, assuming the domain doesn’t have private registration enabled.
The Whois command can help you identify the responsible party for a domain. This is useful if you have problems sending to, or receiving from a domain; or if you just want to query the authoritative nameservers for that domain. To use these tools, open up Terminal on your Mac, or command line on your PC.
Type “Whois” followed by your domain of choice and hit enter.
Then type Whois mashable.com and hit enter. It will bring up all of the domain registration information.
2. Ping
Ping checks to see if you can actually reach a server. It is the go to command for making sure that a server is online and functional. You can also use this tool to see if a website is down for every one, or just you.
Type “ping noip.com” and hit enter
To stop this command hit “Ctrl + C”. Ping is a simple way to check if your domain name is resolving correctly.
3. Dig
Dig is a great way to get check records for a domain like A, MX, TXT, PTR and other advanced DNS records. We have done quite a few extensive Dig tutorials. We love Dig!. Check out this Dig tutorial for some cool ways to use it.
You can use Dig to lookup nameservers. NS lookup is useful for quickly looking up name server information, but it usually requires detailed parameters.
Type “dig noip.com ns” and hit enter.
This command will show all of the nameservers associated with noip.com.
4. Traceroute
Traceroute shows you the route (path) that was used to connect you to the IP address or hostname. It will show all of the routers it goes through until it gets to its destination, or it fails. A traceroute also tells you how long each hop to each router takes and if it fails, it will show you exactly where the IP packet failed. Our support staff uses it all of the time to help customers figure out if their hostname is resolving to the correct IP address. This guide will show you how to run your own trace route.
Have any other DNS tools that you find useful? Let us know in the comments!
It’s Halloween, which means you and your little goblins are prepping for a night of fun filled tricks, treats and maybe even a little scare!
Continue ReadingThis past weekend, No-IP sponsored a lunch for the World’s Biggest Little Hackathon, Hack4Reno event. According to the Hack4Reno website, the event, “Is a weekend hackathon event for building apps that create a more informed and engaged community in the city of Reno.” The event took place over two days and was hosted at the Reno Collective (a
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Reno, Nevada, Oct. 15, 2014 — No-IP announced several new hires today as they continue on a path of growth and company development. The new hires include a Business Analyst, Junior Project Manager / Scrum Master, Support Tech and a Marketing Coordinator. Heather Eaton has been hired as Junior Project Manager / Scrum Master. She joins No-IP with many years of
Continue ReadingAre You Making These 3 Managed DNS Mistakes?
1. Not having a backup hosting provider. Do you manage your DNS internally? Do you have a backup hosting provider? If your primary host goes down, a second hosting provider can still divert your traffic to the right place. (Just make sure your offline settings are directed to a different IP address)
2. Not monitoring your DNS for downtime. If your site goes out at 2am, will you know immediately, or will you have to wait until 9am when a customer finally calls in to ask whats up with your website? 5 minutes of downtime isn’t good, let alone hours! With server monitoring, you will get a notification the second something goes wrong with your website. Be sure to monitor your web services with No-IP.
3. Not having failover support. What if your website does go down? So, you get a notification that it is down, but what will you do? If you have failover support, your traffic will automatically be diverted to another IP address, web site, or to a custom web page stored on our servers. When your service comes back up online, we will undo the failover settings and normal operations will continue. Your website won’t miss a beat and your CEO and customers will stay happy. How does the failover service work?
If you are making any of these mistakes, it’s time to think about solutions that will help resolve them. The last thing you want to do is worry about failover support or a backup hosting provider at 2 in the morning when your website is down and your international customers can’t reach your website. Learn more about all of the services that No-IP offers.
Have something to add to this article? Leave your comments in below. What is your DNS failover solution?
It seems like a very common topic. Passwords. As we are currently in the wake of yet another password breach, this time encompassing over 5 million Gmail passwords, it seems like no matter what you do, your password can and will be stolen. What should you do if you are a victim or simply want to see
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At No-IP, we believe strongly in the right to an open and free Internet. The internet itself has gone through massive growth since it was born. We rely on it more than ever. We get our news, family and friend updates and knowledge from the Internet. It’s how we entertain ourselves with funny cat memes
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Want to help us while helping others? Configuring a device or forwarding ports on a router can be tricky. We try to help when we can, but there are many different devices with many different versions of firmware which can make it difficult. This is where you come into play. Please help us build a comprehensive public port
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