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Title: dynamic DNS not woring
Post by: davo on August 09, 2001, 02:16:10 AM

I have an ADSL where my ISP provides a dynamic IP. I have set an account DYNDNS, and selected their service in the setup of my E-Smith. I assume the third party software would advise dyndns of my new IP when it changes. Unfortunately this does not work. Has anyone solved problems with this software?

Title: Re: dynamic DNS not woring
Post by: Andrew Roberts on August 09, 2001, 06:04:08 PM

What does /var/log/messages say about dyndns?  That might give you a clue as to what is happening.

I initially had problems setting this up on my ESSG.  The hostname that you set up at dyndns.org must be the domain name of your server.

Title: Re: dynamic DNS not woring
Post by: Andrew on August 13, 2001, 05:55:07 AM

I'm having the same problem with DynDNS not being updated autmatically. When grepping the messages log I find the following report on DynDNS

server dyndns.org: Unknown response . Status was 0

Any ideas as to what I haven't set up correctly?

Thanks,
Andrew.

Title: Re: dynamic DNS not woring
Post by: Dave on September 14, 2001, 05:12:27 PM

Thought for the moment...

I had the same problem with messages:
"... dyndns.org: Unknown response . Status was 0"

As a desperate measure I changed my dyndns password.  Originally I had a password which included the "@" character.  Perhaps a bit ambitious, I now concede, although there were no problems logging on via their web site, etc.  With the new password (more "conventional" characters) there is no more problem with e-smith updates.

If I knew anything about the relevant scripting language for changing the e-smith code, I would offer a fix.  Something which allowed for "escape" characters in password strings.  But I don't, so I haven't...

Hope this might offer some clues, anyway.

Cheers,
Dave