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Mats Karlsson

Dynamic DNS
« on: September 01, 2003, 05:15:15 AM »
Hi,
I have a Cisco 667i (ADSL router) that are configgured as NAT infron of my e-smith server.

I have tried to find an DynDNS service that fits into this senario but I have failed.

Could someone give me a hint/pointer ?


Regards
Mats

Phil Hyde

Re: Dynamic DNS
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2003, 07:44:01 AM »
If the Cisco router is in front of your e-smith server, are we to assume your Cisco router is getting your public address?  If so, the router needs it's configuration updated?  I don't know of any dynamic-dns product that will talk to the Cisco router.  Normally the dynamic DNS products discussed here are designed to have the e-smith server get the public address and then update your DNS provider.

Phil Hyde

Re: Dynamic DNS
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2003, 07:45:03 AM »
Sorry, what I meant to say/ask is that you need a product that will pull the IP address from the router and update your DNS provider.

Andy MacDonald

Re: Dynamic DNS
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2003, 09:00:21 AM »
ddclient will do what you ask.

Mats Karlsson

Re: Dynamic DNS
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2003, 10:42:31 AM »
Andy MacDonald wrote:
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> ddclient will do what you ask.

 A little bit more meat on the bone, tried it but couldn't get it to work,


/Mats

Gregory Baird

Re: Dynamic DNS
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2003, 08:27:39 PM »
Hello

If you are running any windows boxes the following link
will help it is the easiest and cheapest way I have found
It will read your dynamic ip from a web page or router
I have used it on a linksys & barricade

http://www.directupdate.net

hope this helps
Greg

Mats Karlsson

Re: Dynamic DNS
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2003, 01:07:19 AM »
No Windows, I would like to use the e-smith........


/Mats

Mats Karlsson

Re: Dynamic DNS
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2003, 06:19:21 PM »
Well the solution was was :
DynDNS cinet ddclient (http://www.dnspark.com/support/dynamic/ddclient-3.6.3.tar.gz) configured as web, NOT cisco.

As web the client checks the NAted IP from an external web page.

The documentation was abit flaky in this area.

I has also seen an rpm package somwhere at www.contrib.org I think.


/Mats