And if that doesn't work there is a package called dyndns-client that will do this for you (provided keep the machine running 24/7).<div><br></div><div>-c<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Daniel Reurich <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:daniel@centurion.net.nz">daniel@centurion.net.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im"><br>
> When I read "My Netgear has built in DynDNS"<br>
> Does it mean that the modem itself is actually doing the DynDNS service<br>
> or do you still need to get a subscription at (for say) <a href="http://dyndns.com" target="_blank">dyndns.com</a><br>
<br>
</div>It means that it will communicate with your selected dyndns service to<br>
update the dns record whenever the IP address changes.<br>
<br>
You still need to register for a dyndns service, and configure the<br>
router with the appropriate details for pushing the update to that<br>
service.<br>
<br>
:D<br>
<font color="#888888">--<br>
</font><div class="im">Daniel Reurich.<br>
<br>
Centurion Computer Technology (2005) Ltd<br>
Mobile 021 797 722<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">Wellington Linux Users Group Mailing List: <a href="mailto:wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz">wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz</a><br>
To Leave: <a href="http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug" target="_blank">http://lists.wellylug.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/wellylug</a><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Callum Grant<br>
</div>