VIEWING YOUR WEB SITE


Once you have your web pages saved in the correct directory you will want to view them both on the machine they are saved on and over the Internet.

To view your files on the local machine type:

http://localhost

in your web browser's address window.

To view your files over the internet, you can type your computer's IP address in any web browser. For example if your IP address is 36.65.34.32 your files can be found at:

http://36.65.34.32.

Using a DNS name

If you would prefer http://william.homeip.net instead of your IP address you must get a DNS name.

A DNS name is a network mechanism to assign an IP address a mnemonic name such as www.google.com. You can get a DNS name using a free system like DynDNS.org. This service is for PC s with always-on (ADSL, cable,...) connections that can be accessed for the better portion of the day.

If you do not have a static IP address, your address changes every time you connect to internet. But, with a DNS name from DynDNS.org you are accessible whether your IP address is dynamic or static.

To be sure that your new DNS name refers to your machine every time you connect to the Internet, you must also install a dynamic DNS client. You can get a free DNS client at: http://www.directupdate.net.

If you don’t like the name http://myName.homeip.net but would rather have a name such as http://www.myName.net you need to register a domain through a registrar.