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"FREE" dynamic dns is a lie?
I was promised "free" lifetime dynamic dns if I used a Netgear domain with no-ip
THIS IS NOT TRUE
I signed up with no ip & set up my VPN and Dynamic DNS in November.
about 30 days later, my VPN doestn work because the DDNS expired.
I figured I didnt do that right, so I set it up again, making sure that I use the Netgear option , NOT the no-ip option.
Today, my VPN is dead, again.
I know it's a pertnership, and the real culprit is NO-IP, but why is Netgear misleading us to think that it's free forever, but it expires every 30 days?
R-8000
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V1.0.4.62_10.1.74
This is the second feature I have tried to use that has been "removed" after I purchased the device.
Backup was removed & I only found out after posting on this forum.
Now the "free" DDNS is removed.
This is the 4th or 5th Netgear product I have in my house. I had a WNR3000 that I loved, and because of that I bought only Netgear switches and other devices for the last 10 years.
THIS IS THE LAST NETGEAR PRODUCT I WILL EVER BUY
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It wasn't something netgear had a choice in as it was pushed from No-IP.
but all you have to do is confirm it once a month.
There's been numerous posts about it.
This is the second feature I have tried to use that has been "removed" after I purchased the device.
Backup was removed & I only found out after posting on this forum.
Now the "free" DDNS is removed.
This is the 4th or 5th Netgear product I have in my house. I had a WNR3000 that I loved, and because of that I bought only Netgear switches and other devices for the last 10 years.
THIS IS THE LAST NETGEAR PRODUCT I WILL EVER BUY
schumaku wrote:
Legally spoken, it's still free.Indeed. I have used No-IP for years without paying a penny.
Do any makers of network hardware provide free DDNS?
There is no money in it for the hardware makers, and, as plemans says, the people who provide this service decided that it would discontinue its deal with Netgear. The biggest loss seems to have been the death of free parental controls.
As with all of these add-on services,the world is moving towards a subscription model. (Just ask Microsoft amd Adobe.) The fact that someone spent $100 15 years ago is hardly a great money machine for No-IP.
The WNR3000 doesn't exist, but most "WNR" models are from before 2010.
jarvisvw wrote:
about 30 days later, my VPN doestn work because the DDNS expired.
Check your email.
Look for messages from: No-IP Notices.
Subject: ACTION REQUIRED followed by your hostname.
The email says:
{hostname}.mynetgear.com is expiring soon
Your NETGEAR® hostname, powered by No-IP is expiring soon.
A nuisance, maybe, but free. You just have to read it and react.
Here's what the message says:
"Please confirm your hostname now. Inactive hostnames are removed from our system if they are not confirmed every 30 days. This policy helps keep only active hostnames on our network."
