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.