Leigh, > > 1 Is there a dynDNS provider, who has a longer, configurable > > ping interval? > > I use Dyndns, http://www.dyndns.org , which actually discourages constant > updates from the same IP. I think, though, you do need to update at least > once every 30 > days or so.
This is great. I hadn't realised that such providers exist, my experience has been with thos that expect you to keep "pinging" them. > > 2 Is there some DNS update package, that can signal my > > always up server, running BIND, which can update its table? > > (preferred) > > Not sure about updating a local DNS, as no one but you could use it > anyway, since your IP changes constantly. I was thinking of allowing updates from everywhere, actually. Not secure, but hope to get lost in the anonymity of a million domains. > To update Dyndns, I use a > package called ez-ipupdate, which runs as a daemon to check for ip > changes, and automatically fires off an update to Dyndns. Not sure about > the URL for that, but they do have a link to it on Dyndns' site. ez-ipupdate is debianized, in unstable. Thanks, I believe this will work.
