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Title: DYNDNS in server only mode
Post by: the_mad_prof on July 18, 2005, 01:52:18 PM

Hi,

I want to SME to update my DYNDNS account but don't want to use as a web proxy.

Is there anyway of getting this to work in server only mode?  

J.

Title: DYNDNS in server only mode
Post by: kangkc on July 18, 2005, 02:40:11 PM

You can use script to force a refresh through dyndns.org (if you are using their service) web ip check facility.

Run a check on dyndns.org website on various way to update the domain with the dynamic IP address.

I'm using a python script call IPCHECK, in addition I include that in the crontab to have it executes hourly.

Title: Re: DYNDNS in server only mode
Post by: stefan24 on July 18, 2005, 03:34:28 PM

lookout for ddclient:

Threads:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=27416.msg112981#msg112981
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=27416.msg112981#msg112981

Download:

http://www.e-smith.dyndns.org/

Title: DDNS
Post by: the_mad_prof on July 19, 2005, 02:11:43 PM

Thanks chaps,

So if I take this correctly, this rpm (2.0.-6 being the latest) will add a panel to the server manager to configure DDNS - but I will also need to configure a cronjob to force an update on a regular basis?

J.

Title: Re: DDNS
Post by: stefan24 on July 19, 2005, 02:43:39 PM

Quote from: "the_mad_prof"

Thanks chaps,
So if I take this correctly, this rpm (2.0.-6 being the latest) will add a panel to the server manager to configure DDNS

yes. Add a virtual domain under configuration -> domains with your DynDNS domain name. Then add your SynDNS account data in Configuration -> Dynamoc Clients.

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 - but I will also need to configure a cronjob to force an update on a regular basis?

No. This is done automatically by the contrib.

Title: DDNS
Post by: the_mad_prof on July 20, 2005, 03:15:40 PM

Ta

Title: DYNDNS in server only mode
Post by: kruhm on July 21, 2005, 04:27:35 AM

dyndns is usually done by your gateway/router. most recent routers have a dyndns service built into them. since you are running in server-only mode, the sme isn't your gateway.

i don't see any advantage in running this on the sme.

Title: DYNDNS in server only mode
Post by: stefan24 on July 21, 2005, 09:01:18 AM

Kruhm,

"*usually* done ...
*most* recent routers ...
*i* don't see any advantage ..."

Since my AVM Fritz!Box had no DynDNS support in earlier releases and doesn't do this job well even in the current release without error messages, I use the ddclient service on my SME and believe me, it works.

There are cases, where you need this contrib.
But you are right, if the router does the DynDNS updates correctly, this method should be used.