Dynamic DNS Updater

Ed Greshko Ed.Greshko at greshko.com
Thu Jul 24 00:26:21 UTC 2008


Robert Dailey wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm currently running Ubuntu Server 8 and I'm looking for a utility that 
> I can run that does the following:
> 
>    1. Obtains the WAN IP from my router (D-Link DGL-4500)
>    2. Contacts DynDns.com and updates my Dynamic DNS domain.
> 
> I read about ddclient, however it looks like no one has been working on 
> it for a while. I didn't see my router supported in there and I'm not 
> sure if the other supported routers will just magically work with mine. 

Ahhh...  Your router already has the ability to contact dyndns.com without 
any external programs!

 From the web admin interface, go to "tools" and then "Dynamic DNS".

No fuss, no muss.



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