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With the 1.3 patch for Minecraft, a SRV DNS record can be used to connect to a hostname without requiring the specific port number after the hostname. Yourserver.no-ip.biz:12959.The SRV record for Minecraft should have the following form:minecraft.tcp.name TTL class SRV priority weight port targetYou can create an SRV record for your hostname when you to your No-IP account. From there select the “My Services” “DNS Records” tab then “Modify” next to your hostname.You will then need to locate Advanced Records, then click SRV. (Advanced records are only available on and accounts. You will need to upgrade your account if you would like the ability to add advanced records.)Once on the SRV record page, you will need to enter in the following information:1. Service: minecraft (Underscore will be applied automatically.)2.
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Protocol: TCP3. Priority: 04. Target: Your Minecraft hostname.6.
Port: The port your Minecraft server is set to use.7. TTL: You can leave as default.8. Finally, select “Submit”.Once you have implemented your SRV record, you will need to wait 1-5 minutes for the record to propagate.Your friends should then be able to connect to your Minecraft server using just your hostname.Note: In order to create an SRV record you will need our package. Enhanced DNS is $24.95 USD per year.With No-IP Enhanced service, you will receive the following benefits:1. No need to update your hostname every 30 days to keep your hostnames active.2.
Access to No-IP Phone support.3. Ability to create 25 hosts.4. More domains to choose from when creating a host.You can upgrade to Enhanced DNS when you log into your. From there select “Upgrade to Enhanced” button located above the “Account Overview” box.
Jun 27, 2014 Point the hosts file on your computer to the IP address of the server that will host the domain. Setup the server so it can serve up traffic for the domain. Once a hosting server is setup to serve up traffic for a domain, it’ll fill any domain requests your computer sends to it. When you add a permanent entry to the local DNS cache on your PC, it will always override the information provided by the nameserver. If a nameserver gives the wrong address for a domain or provides no information at all, you can still access the domain if it’s listed in the local Hosts file.
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