i already have the server, the router, SDSL line, IP addy, etc to get the website up and running. from a hardware side, i could launch the website as just an IP address tomorrow.
however, since its a little cumbersome to tell someone "hey come visit my site at IP address ###.##.###.##. <snip/faux IP number>.
I need to figure out how to get rights to the domain name, while still being able to host everything myself.
Can somebody point me in the right direction?
[edited by: Webwork at 7:49 pm (utc) on Sep. 14, 2005]
[edit reason] Please just say "an IP number" or use ###.##. [/edit]
Just use any of the major domain registrars to register a domain. You don't have to buy hosting. If you don't have a server already set up with DNS you may have to use the registrar's default DNS for awhile.
When you are ready to host you'll want a fixed IP address. That's the challenge. Will your ISP offer you a fixed IP? Will you run a fat pipe to your house, with all the server security provisioning, and get an IP address for that T-1 line? That's all up to you.
