Subject: Re: DynDNS
From: Jamie Hushower (hushower@alaska-geeks.com)
Date: Thu Oct 30 2003 - 08:25:35 AKST
Based on your positive response, I gave it a shot. I didn't need to look
for a setting to provide the NAT'ed IP to DynDNS as the configuration
file had an option to look directly at my firewall for the external IP.
The config file supported a fair number of other routers as well.
Thanks, David.
-Jamie
David J. Weller-Fahy wrote:
> * Jamie Hushower <hushower@alaska-geeks.com> [2003-10-30 07:02]:
>
>>Does anyone know if the ddclient software used with DynDNS and other
>>dynamic IP DNS services can provide the correct public IP if the Linux
>>box running it does not have a public interface? That is, can I run
>>the service from a box behind the NAT/Firewall and correctly report
>>the public IP?
>
>
> (my apologies, jamie, this should have gone to the list)
>
> DDClient does have an option for this, and I believe it uses this web
> page: <http://checkip.dyndns.org/>
>
> Not sure how to set it up, though, as I'm using it on my firewall so it
> has a public interface to check.
>
> Regards,
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