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A command line tool to update dyndns.org IP info
I run a small webserver using dyndns.org as my DNS provider.So do I: http://spacebit.dyndns.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/AboutThisSite I do all of my administraion over ssh, and I needed a way to update my DNS records using cron.me too However, the solutions avaliable for Mac OS X are somewhat limited, and lack command line support.Not 100% true: DDCLient works fine. It isn't a "Mac OS X" solution, it is a *nix solutino. You can get it via Fink or install it without fink. It has every feature you could possibly need, including caching (not updating unless necessary) and timeouts (updating every 15 days no matter what to keep the account active), etc.
A command line tool to update dyndns.org IP info
How do you get ddclient to timeout? That's the only problem I've had with using it.
A command line tool to update dyndns.org IP info
Not sure what you mean...
A command line tool to update dyndns.org IP info
DNS update (http://www.dnsupdate.org/) is another option for people that want a GUI app for configuration, but want a daemon that runs in the background to do the updating automatically. You don't even have to be logged in for it to update.
ddclient is the one
I've been using ddclient on linux for years, especially since in debian it's as easy as `apt-get install ddclient`. When I installed Fink, `fink install ddclient` was one of the first commands I issued. ddclient has great support for tons of options and the fact that it's programmed well with perl means it runs on all *nix OSes. Perl also means you can tweak it to your hearts delight if you know how and feel the desire, it is command line based, it runs in daemon mode or one-time only mode which is good for use with cron scripts, it supports both local interface IP# detection and outside nat WAN interface detection through a few different methods, so on and so forth, tons of features. ddclient is it.
A command line tool to update dyndns.org IP info
My intent was to learn something. I managed to write a client to update DYNDNS.org. I did not need a fully capable client i just wanted something dead simple and reliable that i could run with cron. |
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