RE: [SLUG] pine question

From: Grantham, Patrick (Patrick.Grantham@vacationclub.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 2001 - 16:14:02 EDT


Again I ask, how could I extract the IP from the linksys router? any ideas

-----Original Message-----
From: Kai Lien [mailto:kai@lenseco.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:32 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] pine question

Disclaimer: I do not work for www.dyndns.org and the latter do not pay me
to promote its services.

Based on my experience (almost a year) with dyndns.org, everything has
been smooth except for the monthly reminder to update the account. That's
the reason now I am using a Python script that will force an update after
25 days automatically. Since the new script, I have not had to manually
update the account.

I have talked to many people that had problems with
www.dyndns.org. However, most are due to their update client software. For
example, instead of checking every hour for IP changes and make updates
when necessary, people are checking every minute and submit updates
regardless of IP changes. If just one or two person is doing this, it
would be okay. However, when there are 10 or more thousands of people
doing this, it takes a significant hit on your system. To learn more about
other users of this service, check out news.dyndns.org (news server).

Yes, one can CNAME a fully qualified domain name to your dynamic hostname
such as yourcompany.dyndns.org. I am using soa.granitecanyon.com as my
free DNS server to provide this service.

Kai

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Ian C. Blenke wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 12:09:01PM -0400, Kai Lien wrote:
> >
> > Www.dyndns.org wants
> > some activity (such as an update) within 30 days. Otherwise, they will
> > consider it an inactive account and drop you.
>
> I've had my fill of dyndns' crap. My RR IP rarely changes, and when it
> does it changes more than once. I'm sick and tired of sending pleading
> requests to the dyndns admins asking them to re-enable my "abusive"
account
> that was obviously DoSing their servers with a half dozen IP changes
> too quickly.... *sigh*
>
> Try staticcling.org - it's free, and run by mahlon - the stinkymeat guy.
;)
>
> > With all that, you only have to remember your account name with
> > www.dyndns.org. No more toying around with IP numbers.
>
> I go a step farther, and have a CNAME from my native domain point to
> the dynamic DNS record:
>
> home.blenke.com CNAME blenke.staticcling.org
>
> Then I build everything around home.blenke.com.
>
> > If anyone is interested in the Python or Bash script, drop me an email.
>
> Dyndns has irritated me for the last time. I'm tired of feeling like a
> child when dealing with their system. Update once, you're ok - but if
> you update too often (or not often enough), they treat you as an
> abuser or destroy your account. Trying to paste logic around updates
> per their rules is far too irritating.
>
> There are other dynamic DNS places on there as well. Myip.org is too
> flaky, and Dynip.com isn't free.
>
> If staticcling.org ever goes away I'll probably end up hacking
> together my own scripting system to securely update my external
> public DNS servers in-place as needed. Then home.blenke.com can
> become an A record directly and all will be well.
>
> I've talked with mahlon though, and he's a good guy. I'll stick with
> staticcling.org for the time being because of familiarity if nothing
> else.
>
> I've yet to find a dynamic DNS update protocol that is properly
> encrypted, however. Sending passwords in-the-clear is just wrong.
>
> - Ian C. Blenke <ian@blenke.com> <icblenke@nks.net>
>

-- 

Kai Lien

Lense Consulting Company www.lenseco.com



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