First off, just to be clear about this, I do have good reasons for wanting this to be .NET based rather than LAMP (and I have coded for both). A discussion of the relative merits of the platforms is outside the scope of this question.
I have some ideas I would like to prototype for a heavily back-end driven website. Very low traffic and I would be updating the server side code frequently.
Does anyone know of any hosting providers with very cheap .NET based hosting (shared environment ok)?
I could also host this on my home machine but I have a dynamic IP for the home internet connection. Is there any convenient way to set up some kind of redirect to my home? I've never come accross this problem before as at work sites I build of course have static IPs and dns entires.
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http://www.dyndns.com/
Free hostnames for dynamic IPs, and there are a bunch of auto-update programs you can use to keep it current -- some routers even already include an auto-update for dyndns.
The only hosting provider I have dealt with is sagonet. They appear to have Windows VPS systems starting at $50/month, which is probably more than you're looking to pay. They seem to be trying to exit the budget market or at least push it more towards the background of their business.
edit: bah. Daenris beat me while I was typing (dyndns.org and dyndns.com are the same thing)
Most won't unless you go to specific business service plan that includes the DNS entries, if they even offer the option. Also hosting off your home ISP connection is sometimes a violation of your Terms of Service with the ISP.