On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 22:26 -0700, Dazed_75 wrote: > > > On 12/19/06, JT Moree wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dazed_75 wrote: > > Please do not tell me about routers which support DDNS which > is > > something else entirely. At least my understanding is that > DDNS is > > solely for making my LAN resident servers available on the > internet > > despite have only dynamic IP[s] issued by my ISP. > > You are half right. Dynamic DNS is used for updating a DNS > server to > have the correct IP for a specific host. This can be done by > sites like > dyndns.org etc. You don't need a router that supports that. > > Exactly why I said not to mention it. Perhaps I said it poorly. > Basicly I don't really care about a router that supports DDNS (in > fact, mine does). > > > But you DO need DDNS on a local level. It's the same > thing. client > machine tells dns server 'this is my new ip'. > > Unfortunately that assumes a running DNS server on the LAN unless the > router were to have the functionality I described. People have told > me it exists but I have not found one. I have to admit I do not know > if the WRT54 type software for the Linksys xxxxGL modem would have it. > Their docs confused me. > > > Unfortunately I can't give you particular software suggestions > but I had > my guys do it with thin clients over 5 years ago. I think we > had the > thin clients run a script after getting an IP that talked to a > daemon on > the DNS server to update the records. > > Our solution was home grown but I've seen the same thing > mentioned with > the moniker DDNS on the net more recently. There may be some > DDNS > features in the major DNS servers in use like bind, djbdns, > etc. > > Unfortunately they violate the criteria of no guarantee that any one > of the computers is always turned on. And this seems crucial to me > for all those home and small office users who really have no crying > need for a server machine. This used to be rare, but is becoming more > common every day. > > I have thought about putting one in at my house but mostly as another > toy to play with. The best real use I might have would be to act as > NAS for backups. Too many toy projects for this old man. ---- I vaguely recall that you are using a Red Hat/Fedora type of system and the easiest best information for that would probably be found here... http://www.brennan.id.au/ I don't ever recommend djb stuff - using ISC's bind/dhcpd servers and having dhcp clients register their names with dns is actually quite simple. Appliance devices that provide dhcp and dns are never going to work... 1 - they don't provide dns, they provide proxy services to isp's dns 2 - they don't offer anything beyond the most basic dhcp service...an ip address, gateway/router address and dns information 3 - they have very short leases and ip address leases do not 'stick' and ip addresses will frequently jump around. Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss