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[Discuss] one vs many static IP addresses



On Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 09:07:03AM -0500, Shirley M?rquez D?lcey wrote:
> One other reason to have at least two IP addresses is if you want to
> run your own primary DNS servers for your domains. You have to have at
> least two servers.
> 

... in which case you really, really want one of those DNS
servers to be located in a different network, perhaps on the
other side of a continent.

More likely, though, is that you run a hidden primary server
which supplies information to two or three free or low-cost DNS
services which will handle dispersion for you.

Good free or cheap services (a partial list):

easydns
namecheap
hurricane electric
dnsmadeeasy
freedns.afraid.org

Choose any two. If you are paying more than $20/year, it should
be for enterprise features.

-dsr-



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