Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2002 20:22:32 -0700 From: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx> To: Stacey Roberts <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> Cc: Chuck Warren <force2130@hotmail.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dynamic DNS Client experiences? Message-ID: <20020708032232.GB83206@vectors.cx> In-Reply-To: <1026054811.88014.44.camel@Demon.Strobe.org> References: <F138Jecd92bXCH5n00z0000225b@hotmail.com> <1026054811.88014.44.camel@Demon.Strobe.org>
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you're using sh to execute a perl script. instead of
# sh ddclient start
do instead:
# perl ddclient start
-Adam
>> (07.07.2002 @ 0813 PST): Stacey Roberts said, in 7.1K: <<
> Hi Chuck,
> I've got the domain sorted now, but I'm having a problem setting up
> ddclient. Well.., I can't seem to get this thing started, to be honest.
>
> I've done the following:
> In /usr/local/etc,
> copied ddclient.conf.sample to ddclient.conf
> edited ddclient.conf to use the router's IP, login & password
> saved the file
> went to /usr/local/sbin and tried starting manually for the first time
> as per the instructions:
> /usr/local/sbin $ sh ddclient start
> require: not found
> use: not found
> use: not found
> use: not found
> use: not found
> my: not found
> my: not found
> =~: not found
> my: not found
> =~: not found
> my: not found
> ddclient: 21: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
> /usr/local/sbin $
>
> Can you (anyone that using ddclient) please give me a hand here?
>
> Stacey
>
> On Fri, 2002-07-05 at 15:02, Chuck Warren wrote:
> >
> > >From: Stacey Roberts <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com>
> > >Reply-To: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com
> > >To: Adam Wood <woodfucius@attbi.com>
> > >CC: 'FreeBSD-Questions' <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
> > >Subject: RE: Dynamic DNS Client experiences?
> > >Date: 04 Jul 2002 23:01:22 +0100
> > >
> > >Thanks Adam (and everyone else that replied!),
> > > I think that ZoneEdit meets the requirements for what I have in
> > >mind here. Only, I'm drawn towards using ddclient for the dynamic DNS
> > >client on the gateway. Have you come across this client? What are your
> > >thoughts?
> > >
> > >Stacey
> > >
> > >On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 23:56, Adam Wood wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I'm hoping to get some of the list members' thoughts and
> > > > > experiences with various dynamic DNS client programs here.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm interested in running some services from a home network,
> > > > > and I've decided to give the folks at ZoneEdit try - in case
> > > > > anyone's interested.,
> > > > >
> > > > > So any suggestions, comments, experiences and gotchas that
> > > > > could assist me, are welcome.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I use ZoneEdit - they're great. Lynx (/usr/ports/www/lynx) works fine
> > > > for updating my address. I have a cron job that runs the following
> > > > script once a week.
> > > >
> > > > #!/bin/sh
> > > > # Script to update IP address at ZoneEdit.
> > > > lynx -source -auth=USERNAME:PASSWORD
> > > > 'http://dynamic.zoneedit.com/auth/dynamic.html?host=woodfucius.com'
> > > >
> > > > chmod the script to 700 and you're all set.
> > > >
> > > > Hope that helps,
> > > > Adam
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >--
> > >Stacey Roberts B.Sc. (HONS) Computer Science
> > >Network Systems Engineer
> > ><< signature.asc >>
> >
> > Stacey -
> >
> > I have been using ddclient (with dyndns.org) without a problem for months...
> > comes with it's own startup script and can be modified to suit your needs..
> > quite easy and only takes a few minutes to setup.
> >
> > Need a hand surely let me know.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>> end of "RE: Dynamic DNS Client experiences?" from Stacey Roberts <<
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