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Hi
My IP address for my ADSL connection changes when I turn the router off or after a few months.
I have set up an FTP so family can assess my pictures, but currently I am giving my IP (ftp://bah.bah.ba.ba)
But as my IP changes, due to router power down or after an unscheduled IP change from my provider, I have to keep giving them my new IP address, bit of a pain.
I want to provide them with a reliable stable address, to access my 323 files.
I have used NO-IP, but this has to run on a PC that is switch on, to work.
Is it possible to set something up so that family can access the 323 files, from an address a bit like NO-IP, with no computers on the network on?
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Many routers support dyndns. If yours doesn't, you can run a dyndns client on your nas. A very simple one:
#!/bin/ffp/sh
# Username and password of Dyndns account
USERNAME=user
PASSWORD=pass
# dynamic domain
DYNDOMAIN=mydomain.dyndns.com
while[ true ] ; do
# ask current address at dyndns.org
LOOKUP=` nslookup $DYNDOMAIN 204.13.248.116 | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $3}' `
# ask current address at whatismyip.com
cd /tmp
wget -q http://www.whatismyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp
if[ -f n09230945.asp ] ; then
# we have answer of whatismyip.com
MYIP=` cat n09230945.asp `
rm n09230945.asp
if [ "$LOOKUP" = "$MYIP" ]; then
echo "Address is unchanged"
else
echo "Address is changed from $LOOKUP to $MYIP, going to update"
echo ` wget --user=${USERNAME} --password=${PASSWORD} "http://members.dyndns.org:8245/nic/update?system=dyndns&hostname=${DYNDOMAIN}&myip=${MYIP}&wildcard=off" `
fi
else
echo "Whatismyip.com is offline"
fi
sleep 300
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The stock DNS-323 software does this as well. I'm aware of running scripts in ffp for this, but I'm using the stock version and it is working fine for me.
You can find the configuration panel under TOOLS->DDNS
Of course you have to establish a (free) DynDNS account. It seems that there is a DlinkDDNS option as well.
If I power-cycle or reboot my DSL modem, it always gets a new IP addr. The DNS-323 updates my DynDNS domain name within 10 minutes. Very nice.
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Almost all routers have this capability as well as the DNS-323 (dyndns.org). I use the one built right in with my Linksys router with no problem at all. It should be simple to setup. What is your router?
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