About DynDNS
DNS Inc. DynDNS services help our users keep connected.
Domain Name Service (DNS) - What is DNS?
The Internet system that translates human-understandable hostnames (like www.dyndns.com) into computer-understandable IP addresses (like 63.208.196.66) and back again.
Think of it as the Internet phonebook. Want to learn more about DNS?
Formed in 1998, Dynamic Network Services Inc. (DNS Inc.) provides domain name system (DNS) services with the highest levels of redundancy, service, and support in the industry. Our world-class team of DNS experts allows us to provide unprecedented quality of service and support, and our use of proven open source technology reduces cost and risk to our users. The result? Superior DNS service and value.
- DynDNS Business Services - Highlights of services for business users
- DynDNS Home Services - Highlights of services for home users
- Why DynDNS? - Quality of service, technical support, and reliability
- About the Company - Who we are and who we are not
Keeping Connected with DNS
DNS was created to make the Internet easier to use. Before DNS, computers connected to the Internet were only reachable by their computer address, called an IP address, written like 63.208.196.66. Internet pioneers created a system called DNS which allowed hostnames like "www.website.com" and "mail.mycompany.com" to be used in place of the numbers. This translation occurs automatically.
DNS Inc has operated DynDNS as a brand of services starting with a free Dynamic DNS services because some Internet users have IP addresses that change. We created a method that allows users to update the IP address associated with a hostname that we provide, enabling users to serve content or keep connected to their computer.
We have applied that know-how to our DNS services and MailHop services, along with our other services.