Using dyndns.org, but not updating?

PhilV

Using dyndns.org, but not updating?

« on: April 19, 2004, 12:16:12 AM »

I am running SME server 6.0 and am connecting to the internet using an ethernet card connected to the external D-Link DSL-300G+ ADSL modem. During setup of the server I indicated that I was using the dyndns.org service, and entered my username and password, presuming that this would set the server to keep the dynamic name up to date if the modem shoudl disconnect and then be assigned a new ip address. However this doesn't seem to be happening. Any ideas on what I should do?

Thanks,

Phil

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Using dyndns.org, but not updating?

« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2004, 01:11:48 AM »

To check if you set it up correctly, check the details stored in the SME Server configuration.

From a terminal type:
# grep DynDNS /home/e-smith/configuration
DynDNS=service|Account|'yourname'|Password|'yourpass'|Service|dyndns.org|status|enabled

Check that it says dyndns.org, is enabled, and that your name/password are correct.

Then check your 'messages' log file. When you started up it should have lines like the following. (search for dyndns).

Apr 4 23:20:59 gatekeeper e-smith[1480]: Running event handler: /etc/e-smith/events/ip-change/S85update-dns
Apr 4 23:21:01 gatekeeper dyndns.org: IP Address 'yourIPaddress' already in database.
Apr 4 23:21:01 gatekeeper e-smith[1480]: S85update-dns=action|Event|ip-change|Action|S85update-dns|Start|1081117259 862086|End|1081117261 830136|Elapsed|1.96805

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PhilV

Using dyndns.org, but not updating?

« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2004, 11:35:31 PM »

Quote from: "wellsi"

To check if you set it up correctly, check the details stored in the SME Server configuration.

From a terminal type:
# grep DynDNS /home/e-smith/configuration
DynDNS=service|Account|'yourname'|Password|'yourpass'|Service|dyndns.org|status|enabled

Check that it says dyndns.org, is enabled, and that your name/password are correct.

Then check your 'messages' log file. When you started up it should have lines like the following. (search for dyndns).

Apr 4 23:20:59 gatekeeper e-smith[1480]: Running event handler: /etc/e-smith/events/ip-change/S85update-dns
Apr 4 23:21:01 gatekeeper dyndns.org: IP Address 'yourIPaddress' already in database.
Apr 4 23:21:01 gatekeeper e-smith[1480]: S85update-dns=action|Event|ip-change|Action|S85update-dns|Start|1081117259 862086|End|1081117261 830136|Elapsed|1.96805

Ok this is where it is going wrong.

In my /var/log/messages folder I have the error:

dyndns.org: <internal domain> does not exist on the dyndns.org system.

Where <internal domain> is the name of my internal domain.

It's not my internal domain it should be updating, but one of my virtual domains. The username and password is right tho. How do I tell it which domain it should be updating?

Any ideas?

Phil

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