Map DHCP Ip to website name

[leedennis519 0]

Hi,

 

I know that wifi.begin uses DHCP and grabs an IP assigned to the cc3200. my question is, can I convert the IP to a website name instead of just the IP numbers ?

 

Right now, I am using the simplewebserver example and I get the IP for the device to be 192.168.1.224.

It says to open and see the webpage, type that IP into a browser. But Instead of putting that IP into the browser,is there a way that I could put something like mywebsite.com and still get to the same page on IP 192.168.1.224 ? this is all local, so no port forwarding and no accessing the website from outside the router.

 

Thanks,

Dennis

[spirilis 1,265]

There is an mDNS server built in which (I believe) should let you do this.  I don't think Energia modifies that though.  Perhaps a good feature addition? https://github.com/energia/Energia

[dubnet 238]

If you are using Windows you could add an entry to the hosts file to resolve the name to the IP.

[cde 334]

Just local? From a single PC, use a host file. This requires a static ip on the device.

 

For a network, try checking your router's configuration. It can either map single static IPs to a hostname, or allow mapping a mac address to a hostname. Or allows mapping a mac to a specific DHCP lease, which can then be mapped to a hostname.

 

From the device, edit the code so that it registers a hostname with the DHCP server. A bit more complex.

[leedennis519 0]

hmmm I see, currently I configured it to a static IP, I guess to map the website name to the static Ip, it'll have to be done on the router I guess.

 

Btw how do you use the mDNS in my case ?

[cde 334]

There is an mDNS server built in which (I believe) should let you do this.  I don't think Energia modifies that though.  Perhaps a good feature addition? https://github.com/energia/Energia

I don't think mDNS is what OP wants. More like Dynamic DNS.