Services/DDNS

Service 'DDNS'

Description	Automatically find a changing (dynamic) IP address (home address for example) using this service.
Prerequisite	None
Account	Local (registration required)	IPv6 Ready	No
Security Notes	This service is secured using keys.

Access

To use this service, ask for an account to an administrator. For each IP you need to track, you should be provided with:

• HostID
• AuthP lines
• AuthQ lines

You also need to have the DHIS port opened, which is: UDP 58800.

Configuration on Debian

Install the software:

apt-get install dhis-client

And add a block for each IP in your configuration file /etc/dhid.conf like this:

{
       HostID          <hostid>
       ISAddr          ddns.duckcorp.org
       Refresh         1200
       AuthP           <auth-p-line-1>
       AuthP           <auth-p-line-2>
       AuthQ           <auth-q-line-1>
       AuthQ           <auth-q-line-2>
}

Restart the service:

service dhis-client restart

Technical Details

This service is made using:

• DHIS