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You could modify and run a no-ip client on a server inside your lan. Just get traceroute output to feed no-ip.com dns... Joe wrote: > Thanks for your reply Jim. I stand to correct myself on my previous note, > after thinking about it, I cannot run the desktop client updater for no-ip, > because there's no way for the desktop client to know what my external IP > address is ;D so anyway, I guess I have to give up my DNS name in favor of > ez-ip. Any suggestions from anyone out there on recommendations for free > dynDNS providers for maximum compatibility? The reason I ask is I build lots > of firewalls like this, and am always testing new Linux and hardware-based > firewalls, and I would like to not have to end up switching DNS providers > again :) > > Thanks > Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Gifford [mailto:jim at giffords dot net] > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 1:42 PM > To: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] no-ip use with Dynamic DNS updater > > On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 11:10:24AM -0800, Joe wrote: > >>Hi guys, >> >>I use no-ip.com's dynamic DNS, and when I switched over to using M0n0Wall >>from Smoothwall, I found I was not able to use it! :-( I know the name > > of > >>no-ip's update server, is there a way to make their service work with >>m0n0wall? I can of course use their update client instead, but I'd rather >>have my m0n0wall manage the update. >> >>Thanks >>Joe >> > > > I too was using no-ip quite happily. I switched to using one of the ones > supported by ez-ipupdate instead. I didn't have anyone by myself > depending on the name, so it wasn't a real issue for me. > > I think the simplest way to get m0n0wall to support no-ip would be to get > the ez-ipupdate people to add support for it. > > Another option might be to make your old no-ip address into a CNAME that > points to another dyndns address. However, this requires upgrading to > the pay version of no-ip. > > Manuel has been pretty clear (I think) about only wanting one dynamic dns > update client. > > hope this helps, > jim > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > |