domain names and fxserv

[citojaso]

is there any way to use a domain name with fxserv....i have a dynamic ip and a domain name furnished by no-ip.com.  no-ip.com also checks my ip from time to time and updates my domain name.  i want to use a domain name to host a room instead of an ip.  that would allow my room address to always be the same.  any help would be great.   thanks.   

[Micromecca]

No thats not possible, the room hash is generated from IP Address & Port Number and the only way a room can be accessed is either in hash format or _IP:port

[sIrMoOn]

winmx chat protocol limitation, not just fx.  if fx provided some means of doing what you ask, no one would be able to join...

[citojaso]

what a bummer       thanks for the input.    guess i'll just have to spring for a static ip. 

[Bearded Blunder]

* Bearded Blunder wishes his isp did them without having to spring for an expensive commercial use package

[Scyre]

Same here Beard... but I am lucky, my Dynamic address hasn't changed in over 2 months, so that is a good sign...

I am always checking so I can point my site domain name to the new IP when it does change

I was with an ISP that only charged an extra $10 a month for static, but they weren't fast enough, so I switched to RoadRunner

BE GOOD!

[KM]

* KM wonders why bearded blunder is complaining about not having a static IP

a dynamic IP that only really changes if either you force a change or go offline for several days isn't really much of a problem... get the advantages of both types, advantages of an IP Address that doesn't change all the time, with the advantages of being able to change it if you want

[Bearded Blunder]

basically my chatroom restart automation wasn't up to reinserting the bots if my ip changed during a power outage (as has happened a few times) a static ip would save me having to re-write that, & pay no-ip to track my ip for the domain i'm hosting on (free for one of theiir hosts.. pay for your own domain)

[sIrMoOn]

have your bots join Your Room Name_1F00007F0003 (change the last four digits to match the last 4 digits of your room)

[Josh]

Lol, my dynamic ip has been the same for over 2 years. But my other ip address, always seems to change every time i turn the other computer on. It isn't on all the time like this one is which proves what km says.

[Bearded Blunder]

yes i know all about using loopback, however it screws up the %ROOMNAME% variable in metis if you use it in output..
i just have to improve the room rebuild script, which i've about done..

[sIrMoOn]

i probably would have approached it from the metis side (replace operator?), but if you've got it working then that's all that matters = )