okay.... I give up. This is getting to complicated. I guess i'll just have to keep teamviewer always on. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > SO then.... I didn't get a host name. > :-)~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 >> > >