I would try afraid.org, zoneedit.com or some other free service. I have never liked no-ip, just my preference. They have scripts and software available on the site that sync the ip.
if your friend has a linksys router that is a wrt54G model or 300n, they can use tomato or dd-wrt as firmware, which both have built in functionality to sync with many of the free ddns sites. Chris... On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Dante Lanznaster <[email protected]> wrote: > try no-ip.com > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:56 PM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I started a dydns account for my friend. I created two domain names for >> him. >> One for his linux OS, and one for his XP partition. >> >> On the linux box, I decided to try inadyn for the update client, but when >> I >> tried to configure it, it broke. I did what the tutorial said. >> >> --username (his username) >> --password (his dyndns account password) >> --update_period 60000 >> --alias (my friends domain name.dyndns.org) >> --background >> >> as described in the ubuntu forum. >> except, in the ubuntu for in the ubunt forum, >> it said to use gksudo gedit /etc/inadyn.conf >> I used sudo nano /etc/inadyn.conf >> >> to make the file. It should work the same. >> Shouldn't it: gedit and/or nano? >> >> Is ddclient easier to use, or configure? >> >> any advice/recomendations? >> >> Thanks >> >> I suppose the XP version should be no problem: >> just click on the exe file. >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. Sign up >> today. >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose
