Guys/Girls,
Since more and more seem to be taking the plunge into a debian or linux based system here is a useful guide to help setup a dyndns client within a linux environment.
Follow these easy steps logging in as root
#aptitude install ddclient
This will complete the installation
Configuring ddclient
If you want to reconfigure your settings use the following command
#dpkg-reconfigure ddclient
You want to make sure it runs as a service and monitors changes in ppp–something that the install wizard doesn’t cover.
Edit the configuration file /etc/ddclient.conf
#nano /etc/ddclient.conf
# Configuration file for ddclient generated by debconf
#
# /etc/ddclient.conf
pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid
protocol=easydns
use=web
server=members.easydns.comlogin=yournamehere
password=’password’
*.your.domain
The items in red should be edited with your own details depending on which update service you are using :- dyndns , no-ip.org etc etc .....
All the different protocol configs can be found here : - http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/ddclient/wiki/Protocols
If you can’t find the public IP address, then you can have ddclient check your public IP address from the web by editing /etc/ddclient.conf and making it use the web by saying
use=web
or
use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.org/, web-skip=’IP Address’
Save and exit the file
Restart ddclient service using the following command
#/etc/init.d/ddclient restart
And thats it job done.
Enjoy
regards
t
