Fast and easy dyndns updater for http://dyn.com/dns/ 07.12.13

sudo apt-get purge ddclient sudo apt-get install lynx then copy this script: http://nick.borko.org/update-dyndns edit the user name, password, and hostname. for every hour a update check than just copy this update-dyndns file to your /etc/cron.hourly/ directory 07.12.13

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-831285.html

#!/bin/sh unset http_proxy USERNAME=FOO PASSWORD=BARBARBAR SYSTEM=dyndns DYNHOST=bfgems.net WILDCARD=OFF if [ -z "$DYNDNS" ]; then DYNDNS="$DYNHOST" fi if [ -z "$DNSWILD"]; then DNSWILD="$WILDCARD" fi LOOKUP=`host $DYNHOST | cut -f3` MYIP=`/sbin/ifconfig | perl -ne 'print /inet addr:([^ ]*)/ if /P-t-P/'` if [ "$LOOKUP" = "$MYIP" ]; then echo "No change in DNS entry." else echo `lynx -auth=${USERNAME}:${PASSWORD} -source "http://members.dyndns.org:8245/nic/update?system=${SYSTEM}&hostname=${DYNDNS}&myip=${MYIP}&wildcard=${DNSWILD}"` fi 07.12.13

http://nick.borko.org/update-dyndns

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