I have a service running on a specific port on a given ip : 12.34.56.78:12345. The server at this IP address is all mine (but not the network, so no switch/router tweaking), and I also have a bunch of domains and DNS server I could use.
Is there a way to build a “shortcut” for this IP:port adress that would be easier for users to remember ? The IP part is not the problem (I can use the domain instead) but the port is.
Ideally, something like a mappting service.mydomain.com => 12.34.56.78:12345 would be perfect, but this is AFAIK not possible.
EDIT: as it seems this was unclear, my question is not targeted to HTTP traffic, but for a TeamSpeak server. Thus, users need to enter 12.34.56.78:12345 in their client when setting things up, and I was wondering if there was a way to make this easier.
Could you run a “bookmarks” webpage somewhere that has a clickable link with the full Hostname/Port in a anchor tag ie: <a href="protocol://hostname:port">My link</a> to make it easier for users? This only works if the browser or the OS shell has a handler for that URI protocol. (There are instructions online on how to create protocol handlers in Windows Shell)
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