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Title: Dynamic DNS
Post by: Mats Karlsson 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

Title: Re: Dynamic DNS
Post by: Phil Hyde 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.

Title: Re: Dynamic DNS
Post by: Phil Hyde 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.

Title: Re: Dynamic DNS
Post by: Andy MacDonald on September 01, 2003, 09:00:21 AM

ddclient will do what you ask.

Title: Re: Dynamic DNS
Post by: Mats Karlsson on September 01, 2003, 10:42:31 AM

Andy MacDonald wrote:
>
> ddclient will do what you ask.

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


/Mats

Title: Re: Dynamic DNS
Post by: Gregory Baird 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

Title: Re: Dynamic DNS
Post by: Mats Karlsson on September 02, 2003, 01:07:19 AM

No Windows, I would like to use the e-smith........


/Mats

Title: Re: Dynamic DNS
Post by: Mats Karlsson 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