How can I create an ethernet server with arduino with a text address, like www.google.com/arduino.cc?
I've searched all the information on the web, but I've only found how an ip address works as a server address.
Everything is welcome! Thanks for the answers now.
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To answer the question,
You need to read about DNS, DDNS, and PORT FORWARDING.
Or, if it’s only to be used in your local LAN/WAN, you can add a DNS entry in your local router.
I used DuckDNS. IIRC, some ports in my router had to be forwarded.
Aha, well I'm trying to try, but with the code alone, the text can't determine the address. So I’m not a DNS master, but otherwise I’m pretty good at arduino. So I've been using it for almost 2 years now.
DNS has nothing to do with your Arduino…
It’s used to pair a ‘hostname’ up with an IP address on your network.
You need to understand how your network operates to use host names.
A host could be your tv, dog kennel or washing machine.
The Arduino simply exists at a known. IP address, and the network knows how to cross-reference it.
Ports are important when it comes to reaching a particular service on your host… e,g. a web server often lives on port 80, other services reside at other port numbers.
It’s worth learning and understanding.
Thanks a lot! Now I'm a little wiser.
Read the chapters in beginners guide to esp8266 about networking.
And shows how to do local.
Good! I 've heard about it.
Sorry to butt in. But the OP didn't say if this was a public webserver or an internal webserver on their home network.
Or indeed from where the server is to be accessed.
So I hope this helps in some way....
There is a file in Windows called "hosts" (as indeed in linux, MAC etc) where you can map a name to an IP address.
So for example, if you are accessing the server from only from a PC (or PCs) you control, then you can simplify this set-up by using the hosts file. The PC then does the name->IP mapping without an external DNS.
This is really only appropriate for when you have a dedicated IP address for that server.
It's a simple, clean solution where you have a small arduino server on your home network (like a home automation device) and you are accessing that from your own PC/Laptop also on your home network.
My web server is public!
So it is on the WWW and has an IP address and domain name?
Yes
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