On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:00:28 -0500 "John W. Foster" <jfoster81...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-07-18 at 14:07 +0000, Camaleón wrote: > > On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:24:20 -0500, John W. Foster wrote: > > > > > I need to be able to have afraid.org; a free dns server system, checked > > > and updated with the IP address from my DHCP leased router provided by > > > Verizon Fios. I have looked at several of these & have installed a > > > couple. ddclient works flawlessly with DynDns.com but not with > > > afraid.org 'out of the box. It seems very easy to setup for dyn.com, > > > however I can not locate any info on adapting it to afraid.org. > > > > It seems that support for ddclient starts since version >3.8.0. > > > > > I'm trying to stay with Debian stable as this is for running a server > > > connected to afraid.org. Any tips for a workable solution is ? Stable has 3.8.0 > > > appreciated, even how to configure one of the auto updaters in Debian. ... > yes, in fact I've actually tried several of them with very mixed > results. This is most likely to my lack of training/experience in the > management & installation of this type of application. I have NO > experience in codeing except a bit of php and I'm not at all proficient > in it. Just a few hacks of Mediawiki stuff. Several are written in perl > and offer no clear installation or modification instructions. The best > seem to be geared toward Dyndns.com or other dns services. I > particularly want to support afraid.org, & there in lies the need. Even > the one that I have working, ddclient, is only able to work with Dyn.com > as far as I can tell. > I am seeking assistance from someone who has a bit of actual experience > in this arena. Any volunteers?? I've used several of the clients. I recommend ddclient - I believe it's one of the most robust, widely used and best supported ones. You don't need any coding skills - just go through the config file, and edit / activate the section for the 'freedns' protocol, as per here: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Dynamic_DNS#freedns.afraid.org -- Celejar <cele...@gmail.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120718231332.77e7f915eaceb840f7a9b...@gmail.com
