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Subject: Re: isc-dhcp & dyndns
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"J. Seth Henry" <jshamlet@comcast.net> writes:

> I have found several dynDNS updater programs, but they all seem to get
> the new IP info from a hardware router's web interface (which I no
> longer have). Given that the router is now a *nix box, it would seem
> reasonable that this could be simplified. However, I noted on the
> dynDNS.org website that they discourage users from simply running
> scripts from the dhcp exit script.
> 
> How is everyone else updating their dynamic DNS entries from a FreeBSD
> based gateway router?

>From the dhcp exit script, but with a check to make sure that it's
actually changed.