darn! dyndns won't work. can't affoe moment,rd it at th :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Matt Graham wrote: > From: Michael Havens > > I think I like DYNDNS and SSH (I don't like needing to keep a program > > running) but the man page for DDNS is so confusing! ANy pointers? > > Register with dyndns.org . Note your username, password, and hostname. > Install ddclient. Edit /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf so it contains > something > like so: > > # start ddclient.conf > daemon=600 # check every 10 min > syslog=yes # log update msgs to syslog > mail=SOMEBODY@EXAMPLE.ORG # mail all msgs to somebody > mail-failure=root # mail failed update msgs to root > pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid > use=if, if=eth0 # via external NIC > login=DYDNS_LOGIN > password=DYNDNS_PASSWORD > server=members.dyndns.org, \ > protocol=dyndns2 \ > DYNDNS_HOSTNAME > # end ddclient.conf > > /etc/init.d/ddclient start , then "chkconfig ddclient on" or whatever. > This > should work to get you started. There are *a lot* of options to ddclient. > Some of them might be useful somewhere; that's what you'll have to figure > out > on your own.... > > -- > Matt G / Dances With Crows > The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ > There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >