Topic: Automatic update of IP address

[Ted]

My SME 6.5 (rc1 AIR) is setup up as my home e-mail, web and file server (www.shadowsfall.org and www.aviondreams.com if anyone cares).  My cable internet provider is Comcast so I can not get a fixed IP.  My cable 'modem' connects to my Linksys firewall which then connects to all the rest of the computers and printer on my home network.  My domains come from EasyDNS (they point traffic to my IP) but are hosted on my home server.

The problem is this.  Every now and then Comcast changes my IP.  I have gone 6 months between changes and I have gone only two weeks between changes.  When it happens I have to figure out what went wrong (though the lack of e-mail for several hours is a good clue), get into my Linksys, a BEFSX41, find my new IP then log onto EasyDNS and update my records, then wait for their DNS servers to reboot.  Is there anyway to automate this process? Is DDclient what I am looking for?

It is not so tough to do, but if I was away for a week it would be a little upsetting to have missed a weeks worth of e-mail.  After all I'm still waiting for that nice gentleman from Nigeria to send me my 5 million dollars.

Ted

Molon Labe

[p-jones]

I have a similiar config - a dydnamic IP and free dynamic domain with  a server on the end.

I tried a few options. In the end I ran DirectUpdate 3.6, as a service, on a Windoze box and called it Quits. I just make sure the windoze box is never turned off. This has just plonked away for several years now and caused no grief whatsever.

Occasionally I have "lost" my server for maybe 5-10 minutes when my IP has changed.

Have done this around a few other sites also, sticking the client on the most used/main machine and it has served me well also.

I believe there is also a linux version of the client

Have a router here with a Dynamic DNS function built in but it is not as smart as what you are using. I havent got round to trying it yet.

I rely on the Server to provide gateway services/potection and it too has served me VERY well.
yeah - I know its not pure but the money trees havent being growing too well the last couple of years either. Must be something to do with global warming !!!

Cheers
Peter

[jonash]

There are a couple of update scripts on this page...

http://www.dyndns.com/support/clients/third-party.html