There are multiple reasons this suggestion might not work for everyone. The simplest is the case that you need to temporarily use someone else's computer to access something. If you use the dynamic DNS method, you need to have prepared a dynamic DNS entry for the other person in your pfSense in advance.
Another possible case is that you want to grant access to other people based on some other application. For example, you might have an application where people can apply for access to an API or Database Server. In this case, you won't want to have to pass the task of updating the dynamic DNS to the other users. Moshe -- Moshe Katz -- mo...@ymkatz.net -- +1(301)867-3732 On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Kelly Prescott <kpresc...@coolip.net> wrote: > Create a dynamic dns name for your ip address, have your client update it > when it gets a new ip and use the dns name as your alias. > Example: the name kprescott.homeip.net would resolve to my dynamic ip > address. > When my client (windows, Linux mac etc) gets a new ip address, it will > update the dns entry dynamically. > PfSense uses the name to do a lookup and thus your dynamic ip address s > updated. > > If this won't work for you, explain why not... > Kp > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: List [mailto:list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org] On Behalf Of > Claus@pfSense > Sent: Saturday, November 5, 2016 7:49 AM > To: pfSense support and discussion <list@lists.pfsense.org> > Subject: [pfSense] FW: Programatically add IP to Alias > > Hi > > I never got an answer on my question back then, but maybe someone can help > me now. > > Basically I want to run a service on the firewall or another system, that > let me silently tell/ask the firewall (using PSK and OTP) to add my IP to a > group/alias. > That group/alias would the grant me other access for a timelimited period. > Kind of a 2FA. > > So if I could find a way to do 1-2 below from the pfSense command line I > could easily build the rest. > > Maybe there are existing addon's that supports this without going fullblown > VPN. > > Thanks > Claus > > -----Original Message----- > From: list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org [mailto:list-bounces@lists. > pfsense.org] > On Behalf Of Claus Bruun > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:39 PM > To: pfSense support and discussion <list@lists.pfsense.org> > Subject: Re: [pfSense] Programatically add IP to Alias > > Sorry for being unclear. > > I would > > 1) like to modify a pfSense-alias from command line. > 2) tell pfSense to pick-up the change and go live from command line. > > Thanks > Claus > > -----Original Message----- > From: list-boun...@lists.pfsense.org [mailto:list-bounces@lists. > pfsense.org] > On Behalf Of Chris Buechler > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:39 PM > To: pfSense support and discussion > Subject: Re: [pfSense] Programatically add IP to Alias > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Claus@pfSense <pfse...@mail-fwd.archie.dk > > > wrote: > > Any comments on this one ? > > > > I don't think it's very clear what you're attempting to do, at least not to > me, maybe if you can clarify what you're doing and why someone will have > some feedback. > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > List@lists.pfsense.org > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > _______________________________________________ > List mailing list > List@lists.pfsense.org > http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > _______________________________________________ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold > > _______________________________________________ > pfSense mailing list > https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list > Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold > _______________________________________________ pfSense mailing list https://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list Support the project with Gold! https://pfsense.org/gold
