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Author:  Greg Frost [ Sun May 25, 2008 1:41 am ]
Post subject:  Dynamic DNS: Who do you use?

Wikipedia wrote:
Dynamic DNS is a system which allows the domain name data held in a name server to be updated in real time. The most common use for this is in allowing an Internet domain name to be assigned to a computer with a varying (dynamic) IP address.
I use a free dynamic dns service to connect to my box's mythweb from remote locations. I suspect others do too.

My question is: Is there a preferred free dynamic dns service? What is everyone else using? If there is a preferred service, we could include the dynamic dns client software in knoppmyth so that it did not need to be re-installed after every upgrade.

The service I use is http://www.no-ip.com/ but I'd be happy to change if there was a different preferred service.

Author:  Dale [ Sun May 25, 2008 2:34 am ]
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There is also https://www.dyndns.com/

Author:  ceenvee703 [ Sun May 25, 2008 7:53 am ]
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I use DynDNS too, although I've never figured out the best client to run on my KM box to update my IP number.

Author:  vabiro [ Sun May 25, 2008 7:57 am ]
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Hi,

I have been using no-ip for static and dynamic hosting, as well as mail port redirection for about 5 years, and they have been great.

Why fix something that ain't broke.

Victor

Author:  mark60050 [ Sun May 25, 2008 10:33 am ]
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I've been using dyndns.com for a couple of years. The client I used is the perl based ddclient:

https://sourceforge.net/project/memberl ... _id=116817

I using R5F27. Based on my installation notes, this is what you have to do to get it installed and running...

First install ddclient using apt-get.

Code:
apt-get install ddclient


Follow prompts to install ddclient. The debian configurator will update the client based on the local address. My local address is behind NAT firewall so I need to edit the configuration based on the global address the router sees.

As a habit, I overwrite the ddclient.conf with the last backuped verion. Here is my working ddclient.conf (with all my specific user information omitted). Edit to match your configuration.


Code:
# Basic HTTPS configuration file for ddclient
#
# /etc/ddclient.conf

daemon=3600
pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid
ssl=yes
use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.com/, web-skip='IP Address'
login=<mylogin>
password=<mypassword>
protocol=dyndns2
server=members.dyndns.org
wildcard=YES
<my dynamic dns name e.g. me.homeip.net>


Next I restart the ddclient.

Code:
  /etc/init.d/ddclient restart


This has been working reliability for me for some time. Hope this helps!

Author:  Grant_Edwards [ Tue May 27, 2008 10:34 am ]
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mark60050 wrote:
I've been using dyndns.com for a couple of
years. The client I used is the perl based ddclient:

https://sourceforge.net/project/memberl ... _id=116817

That's the combination I've been using for several years at a
couple different sites (though ddclient isn't running on a KM
box). I tried to get the dyndns support working in opnewrt,
but never had any luck with that approach.

Author:  Yeraze [ Tue May 27, 2008 11:56 am ]
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I use dyndns as well, but my router (a Linksys WRT54G, with factory firmware) has built-in support to update my IP.. No clients necessary :)

Author:  elgordo123 [ Tue May 27, 2008 7:38 pm ]
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I use dyndns also. I was using ddclient for years, but my dlink router has it built in, so now I use that. I've never had a problem with ddclient nor my router updating my ip.

Author:  falinskip [ Wed May 28, 2008 7:31 pm ]
Post subject:  I use Dyndns.org

Hi There,

I also use DynDns.org (I have always used it thru a router, Netgear, Liksys, and others). Never had a problem.

Author:  Girkers [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:07 am ]
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I more vote for dyndns.org. I have used both the hardware and software clients and have always been very happy.

Author:  Gnarl [ Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:55 pm ]
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I use no-ip.com and their linux client to update the IP.

Author:  johnboy68 [ Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:02 am ]
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vabiro wrote:
Hi,

I have been using no-ip for static and dynamic hosting, as well as mail port redirection for about 5 years, and they have been great.

Why fix something that ain't broke.

Victor


I have been using no-ip the same way for about 3 years. I had to switch because my work's network did not allow DNS resolution from DynDns.org name servers.

I really like no-ip's service and have never had any problems with them.

Author:  Anaerin [ Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:40 pm ]
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Personally, I use DynDNS, configured in my DD-WRT-enabled router.

Handles everything automatically for me. :)

Author:  cahlfors [ Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:54 am ]
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I'm using a router solution as well on my PowerBit SafeGate (also known as SurfinBird something). This works fine with my SIP telephony and MythWeb. The latter is set up to use https using this guide: http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=15796&highlight=

Cheers,
/Chris

Author:  gatorback [ Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:16 pm ]
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I use ZoneEdit.com because it allows free DDNS with the URL of my choice. It does not constrain the choice of URL, so I can use ILikeGovernmentCheese.com if it has not already been registered.

This is done through a DD-WRT flashed router and seems to work nicely.

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