how to autostart noip

Hi,
Try here:

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http://www.noip.com/support/kn…-update-client-on-ubuntu/

At the end of the page

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Read the README file in the no-ip-2.1.9 folder for instructions on how to make the client run at startup. This varies depending on what Linux distribution you are running.

Sorry, thats as far as i went with it as i have a static ip and only run windows duc once a month to keep account active.
Fount this on net though,

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Now we will write a simple start up script so the client will start when the computer starts.

sudo nano /etc/init.d/noip

Copy and paste all the following lines (between the long ##### lines) into the file you have just started. (If you are using putty from within windows you can use ctrl-c to copy then in the putty terminal either right cick or use shift-ins to paste

#######################################################
#! /bin/sh
case "$1" in
start)
echo "Starting noip2"
/usr/local/bin/noip2
;;
stop)
echo -n "Shutting down noip2"
for i in `noip2 -S 2>&1 | grep Process | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d ','`
do
noip2 -K $i
done
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
exit 1
esac
exit 0
#######################################################

Now exit and save. ctrl-x to exit and y to save.

You should be able to test the startup scripts with

sudo /etc/init.d/noip stop
sudo /etc/init.d/noip start

Now we reset the persmissions so only the root user (ie the system itself) will run the programs from within the start up procedure

sudo chmod 700 /usr/local/bin/noip2
sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/noip2
sudo chmod 700 /etc/init.d/noip
sudo chown root:root /etc/init.d/noip
sudo chmod 700 /usr/local/etc/no-ip2.conf
sudo chown root:root /usr/local/etc/no-ip2.conf

Now we will add the the noip start script to the ubuntu startup process

sudo nano /etc/rc.local

In the line above "exit 0" add the following line

/etc/init.d/noip start

In order for the client to work you will need to open port 8245 through to the server. The way you do this depends on your modem/router. This is called port forwarding. If you need help with port forwarding go to: www.portforward.com

Finally after all this your servers should be available from everywhere at
http://<your_noip_user_name>.no-ip.biz

Obviously in addition tot he no-ip client port 8245 you will also need to open up ports for the services you are trying to run on your home server. Port 80 for a web server for example

If you had installed the Ubuntu LAMP server as described in the link I gave at the top you can check if its working by going to your site and you should see the ubuntu apache default web page saying something like "Its working"

Please note that since No-IP is a free service they will prune unused ip addresses every thirty days. You will be warned of this at the email address you gave and you can log back into No-IP to keep the address live. As per the No-IP website "Free hostnames must be updated every 30 days in order to keep them active. We do this to keep our network clear of unused hostnames. We send frequent notifications via email to remind you to update your hostname, or you can manually update your hostname by logging in to your No-IP account and clicking the “Hosts/Redirects” tab, click “Modify” next to the hostname you would like to update and click “Update” at the bottom right."

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w*w.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-no-ip2-on-ubuntu-12.04-lts-in-order-to-host-servers-on-a-dynamic-ip-address

Hope it helps

In order for the client to work you will need to open port 8245 through to the server..

hi why does the above port need to be opened,

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hi why does the above port need to be opened,

I think it has to be opened if you want to view your server from outside LAN through your no-ip dns.

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your servers should be available from everywhere at
http://<your_noip_user_name>.no-ip.biz

i had installed updater following another thread in tutorials section, but there is also this one

http://linuxsat-support.com/showthread.php?t=4843

the other thread didnt have this detail,
gave it a go to see if it works,

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"You can now simply run noip2 as root and, as a daemon, it will update the server. With option -S all currently running daemons will be listed. To kill one of the daemons use the -K option.

To run the daemon automatically when the machine is booted place the following script into /etc/init.d/noip2:

type

sudo nano /etc/init.d/noip2 and copy and paste the below, then press ctrl + x to save it

#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/noip2

# Supplied by no-ip.com
# Modified for Debian GNU/Linux by Eivind L. Rygge <eivind@rygge.org>

# . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions # uncomment/modify for your killproc

DAEMON=/usr/local/bin/noip2
NAME=noip2

test -x $DAEMON || exit 0

case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting dynamic address update: "
start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile /var/run/noip2.pid \
--make-pidfile --exec $DAEMON
echo "noip2."
;;
stop)
echo -n "Shutting down dynamic address update:"
start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile /var/run/noip2.pid \
--oknodo --retry 30 --exec $DAEMON
echo "noip2."
;;

restart)
echo -n "Restarting dynamic address update: "
start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile /var/run/noip2.pid \
--oknodo --retry 30 --exec $DAEMON
start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile /var/run/noip2.pid \
--exec $DAEMON
echo "noip2."
;;

*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
esac
exit 0

Make sure it is executable:

# chmod 0755 /etc/init.d/noip2

Also make sure you give the daemon root privelages by:

# chown root:root /usr/local/bin/noip2

Now if you have done everything correctly as root user just type :

noip2

that will start the process

& to see if its running as root type noip2 -S