Need help with changing address
 

Hi,how do I change server's ip address so that people can connect using
connect deathmatchserver1 , not the ip address?
Thanks in advance

Re: Need help with changing address
 

You can point a (sub)domain to an ip address and then use the (sub)domain for connecting.
If the game server is not listen to the default port you will have to include the port.

Here is an example.

Re: Need help with changing address
 

You won't be able to do it with "deathmatchserver1" alone...


If you however have a domain for your gaming community, e.g. "example.com", then most domain registries include some sort of basic DNS with the yearly costs of the domain.

Within the domain's DNS settings, you can add "A" records in the DNS settings pointing towards your server's IP address(es), for example:

"deathmatch1.example.com" -> DNS "A" record -> 192.0.2.1
"deathmatch2.example.com" -> DNS "A" record -> 192.0.2.2

then when people use "connect deathmatch1.example.com", they will go to 192.0.2.1, and so on.

By holding "example.com", you can literally choose any name that you wish, to be the label before the ".example.com".


If you already have a domain name (and website) for your gaming community, you should ask support desk there for further assistance on how to add these records.

Re: Need help with changing address
 

Is there any benefit to this besides making the server easier to remember?

Re: Need help with changing address
 

No