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almost working, just not updating DYNDNS.com?

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RpWhite3
2007-01-27
2013-01-14
  • RpWhite3

    RpWhite3 - 2007-01-27

    Ok,

    I got the Ip address part figured out when I run "ddclient -daemon=0  -verbose" I get a line that reports the correct IP for my router.
    RECEIVE:  <html><head><title>Current IP Check</title></head><body>Current IP Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</body></html>

    Ok all is good.

    I have it added to chkconfig, I verify via chkconfig -t and see that ddclient is on.
    "ddclient             on"

    It doesn't seem as though I see activity in the syslog as the last hour has gone by and nothing.

    This is the top of the ddclient.conf
    daemon=300                # check every 300 seconds
    syslog=yes                # log update msgs to syslog
    mail=root                    # mail all msgs to root
    mail-failure=root                # mail failed update msgs to root
    pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid        # record PID in file.
    #ssl=yes                # use ssl-support.  Works with

    so it should be running every 5 mins?

    Ok so I run it manually and I see it in the syslog, but DYNDNS is not updated.  Here is the DYNDNS part of the config.

    use=web                        # via web
    #
    #protocol=dyndns2                # default protocol
    #proxy=fasthttp.sympatico.ca:80            # default proxy
    #server=members.dyndns.org            # default server
    #server=members.dyndns.org:8245            # default server (bypassing proxies)

    login=myloginfor dyndns.com            # default login
    password=password                # default password
    #mx=mx.for.your.host                # default MX
    #backupmx=yes|no                # host is primary MX?
    #wildcard=yes|no                # add wildcard CNAME?

    ##
    ## dyndns.org dynamic addresses
    ##
    ## (supports variables: wildcard,mx,backupmx)
    ##
    server=members.dyndns.org,        \ protocol=dyndns2            \ mywhatever.homeunix.com                                #your-dynamic-host.dyndns.org

    Then in the syslog i see this.

    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: CONNECT:  checkip.dyndns.org
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: CONNECTED:  using HTTP
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: SENDING:  GET / HTTP/1.0
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: SENDING:   Host: checkip.dyndns.org
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: SENDING:   User-Agent: ddclient/3.7.0
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: SENDING:   Connection: close
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: SENDING:  
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: RECEIVE:  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: RECEIVE:  Content-Type: text/html
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: RECEIVE:  Server: DynDNS-CheckIP/1.0
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: RECEIVE:  Connection: close
    Jan 27 09:30:50 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: RECEIVE:  Cache-Control: no-cache
    Jan 27 09:30:51 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: RECEIVE:  Pragma: no-cache
    Jan 27 09:30:51 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: RECEIVE:  Content-Length: 107
    Jan 27 09:30:51 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: RECEIVE:  
    Jan 27 09:30:51 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: RECEIVE:  <html><head><title>Current IP Check</title></head><body>Current IP Address: this.is.the.right.ip</body></html>
    Jan 27 09:30:51 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: WARNING:  skipping update of rpz.homeunix.com from <nothing> to "edited ip"
    Jan 27 09:30:51 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: WARNING:   last updated <never> but last attempt on Sat Jan 27 09:28:47 2007 failed.
    Jan 27 09:30:51 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: WARNING:   Wait at least 5 minutes between update attempts.

    I know I am close but missing something important I guess, and I am tired of playing with it to get it to work.  :)  Not given up but I just don't get it.

    Any help aprreciated.

    Rp

     
    • wimpunk

      wimpunk - 2007-01-28

      Last line says it all: Jan 27 09:30:51 RpzSuSe ddclient[23614]: WARNING: Wait at least 5 minutes between update attempts.

      wimpunk.

       
    • RpWhite3

      RpWhite3 - 2007-01-28

      Sure I get that but it still doesn't work, since yesterday it has not updated the website?  And my IP has changed?

      I know I am missing something easy just not sure what?  So when I run it now it gives me this.

      INFO:     setting IP address to xx.89.79.xx for rpz.homeunix.com
      UPDATE:   updating rpz.homeunix.com
      CONNECT:  members.dyndns.org
      CONNECTED:  using HTTP
      SENDING:  GET /nic/update?system=dyndns&hostname=rpz.homeunix.com&myip=xx.89.79.xx HTTP/1.0
      SENDING:   Host: members.dyndns.org
      SENDING:   Authorization: Basic cnB3aGl0ZTM6c2hhcm9u
      SENDING:   User-Agent: ddclient/3.7.0
      SENDING:   Connection: close
      SENDING:
      RECEIVE:  HTTP/1.1 200 OK
      RECEIVE:  Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:29:20 GMT
      RECEIVE:  Server: Apache/1.3.33 (Unix) mod_perl/1.29
      RECEIVE:  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
      RECEIVE:  Connection: close
      RECEIVE:
      RECEIVE:  nohost
      FAILED:   updating rpz.homeunix.com: nohost: The hostname specified does not exist in the database

      Here the last line tells me the site I setup at dyndns.com doesn't exist?  This is the part that is making it not work I assume, the other part is the daemon is only running once it seems?

      Thanks in advance, I know I am close, just missing one thing or so.

      Still learning Linux as well...

      Rp

       
      • wimpunk

        wimpunk - 2007-01-28

        wim@nooks:~$ host rpz.homeunix.com
        Host rpz.homeunix.com not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

        So I'm afraid dyndns.com tells you the truth.  Did you correctly registered at dyndns?

         
    • RpWhite3

      RpWhite3 - 2007-01-28

      I thought so, when it has the right IP, when i goto rpz.homeunix.com i get my status page of my router, which doesn't seem good now that I think about it.

      I will check it.

       
    • RpWhite3

      RpWhite3 - 2007-01-28

      And now it gives me my setup page?  Ok now I am confused...

       

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