Access to Server 2008 R2 without a dynamic IP

[Farook]

Hello,

I am new to this forum. I am developing on ASP.NET and VB.NET. Our applications will be using SQL Server 2008 R2. My question is (if it may not sound silly), can I connect to the Windows Server 2008 R2 without obtaining a dynamic IP from my ISP? Can I use the fully qualified Domain Name to access the R2 Server?

Currently our factories are equipped with cctv cameras which can be accessed using IE, We have to key-in the URL.

Thank you.

 

[ICTCity]

Yes, you can. You just need a DNS but of course you have it. Are you talking about an INTERNAL connection? If so, set up your DNS internally, otherwise you need to change something on your EXTERNAL dns.

 

[koga73]

If you don't have a static IP then use Dynamic DNS. Dynamic DNS will allow you to use a URL such as username.dyndns.org to point to a dynamic IP. You just need to configure your network or server to update your Dynamic DNS account with its IP whenever it changes.