Re: [Sheflug] DynDNS.org

[Neil R Porter <n.r.porter [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2003-04-09 at 17:20, James Mears wrote:
> Does anybody use the free service offered by DynDNS.org? 
> 
> I have ADSL from BT and an SMC barricade 7401BRA router. I intend to
> install SUSE 8.2 on the PC (when SUSE deliver my order).
> 
> Does anybody have any advice on how to set this up, what client to use
> on the PC and any other pointers? I have figured out the NAT port
> forwarding features of the barricade but it is the DynDNS bit that I am
> not sure about.

I have this exact setup.  An SMC Barricade (thanks to your good advice), BT ADSL, and a server that's on all the time using ddclient to keep dyndns DNS up-to-date with my current IP (huntersbar.info among others btw).

So, while the other suggestions for static IPs are great, I would say that it's basically no trouble at all with a DNS with TTL set to 1minute!  Also, I find that having a dynamic IP can be useful for certain things.

So, simply sign-up with dyndns, install ddclient, sort out your virtual server ports on your SMC and you're away with a web server or whatever.  If you need a hand with anything I can always send you my config files or whatever.  I use Mandrake 8.2 for my server, but I'm sure it's much of a muchness as far as ddclient is concerned.

I've been using dyndns for over a year now, and am never without a connection to home, it's come in very handy on more than one occasion I can tell you.

Good luck with it.

Neil

> -- 
> Neil R Porter <n.r.porter [at] btinternet.com>

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