Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 7th Nov 2006 12:18 UTC, submitted by danwarne
Want to be able to access your machine anytime, anywhere? Can't be bothered purchasing a domain name and configuring Dynamic DNS? Microsoft has a solution: the 'Windows Internet Computer Name' - a unique domain name for your computer. There is one small catch though: you have to be using the next-generation networking protocol IPv6 which, although thoroughly integrated into Windows Vista, isn't supported by most home routers yet.
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2005-11-15
I'm not sure I like how it works though - how does the registration work? What's to stop someone using my email address for a PC "domain name"?
It appears to be like screen names; the first PC to claim a particular name gets it. Because of this, people should probably not use email addresses as the basis for their computer names, because there is no guarantee of a 1:1 mapping.