Bering-uClibc 5.x - User Guide - Advanced Topics - Setting Up a Dynamic DNS Client with ddclient

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Advanced Topics - Setting Up a Dynamic DNS Client with ddclient
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About ddclient

DDclient is a Perl client used to update dynamic DNS entries for accounts on Dynamic DNS Network Services' free DNS service. Supported features include: operating as a daemon, manual and automatic updates, static and dynamic updates, optimized updates for multiple addresses, MX, wildcards, abuse avoidance, retrying failed updates, and sending update status to syslog and through e-mail.

Supported dynamic DNS services are:

To load ddclient during boot, add ddclient.lrp to the list of packages in leaf.cfg.

Configuring ddclient

tbd

Using ddclient

tbd

Configure shorewall

You need to add a rule to allow accessing port 80 from your firewall on the net zone to make ddclient work. Therefore add to /etc/shorewall/rules

HTTP/ACCEPT         fw       net

Don't forget to save your configuration with lrcfg -> s!


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