DDClient - by WhoCares - I hope this one will work

For anyone who is sill looking to use DDClient with No-IP, I found that the configuration above doesn't work quite right. It doesn't retrieve your IP address correctly. It seemed to work for me initially, because it already had the right IP address. This is one that works:

## no-ip single host update
daemon=600
ssl=yes
use=web, web=ip1.dynupdate.no-ip.com/
protocol=noip,
server=dynupdate.no-ip.com,
login='my_email'
password='my_password'
my_domain.no-ip.org 

Note that this does not have all the backslashes at the ends of the lines. They were part of the problem.

You can also debug whether it is working if you have SSH access, using the following command string:

sudo ddclient -daemon=0 -debug -verbose -noquiet

Sandshark wrote:

For anyone who is sill looking to use DDClient with No-IP, I found that the configuration above doesn't work quite right. It doesn't retrieve your IP address correctly. It seemed to work for me initially, because it already had the right IP address. This is one that works: ## no-ip single host update daemon=600 ssl=yes use=web, web=ip1.dynupdate.no-ip.com/ protocol=noip, server=dynupdate.no-ip.com, login='my_email' password='my_password' my_domain.no-ip.org Note that this does not have all the backslashes at the ends of the lines. They were part of the problem. You can also debug whether it is working if you have SSL access, using the following command string: sudo ddclient -daemon=0 -debug -verbose -noquiet

Thanks! With this new info I might try No-IP again.

Hiya. I'd like to know where I can find the ddclient add-on for R4 x86. It's not on the new rnasxtra's site, the old site is dead, and WhoCares' own site doesn't work. Can anyone help me?

Herko

You could try to get APT going and SSH into the machine.

apt-get install ddclient

Or try out ddclients rival inadyn.

Ok, so in order to get the add-on, I should apt-get it myself? As that would get the package, but not the add-on. And I'd need to learn how to SSH into my NAS. And get APT going. I'm sorry, I don't mean to be ungrateful for the advice, but it's not very good advice :-(

herko wrote:
Ok, so in order to get the add-on, I should apt-get it myself? As that would get the package, but not the add-on. And I'd need to learn how to SSH into my NAS. And get APT going. I'm sorry, I don't mean to be ungrateful for the advice, but it's not very good advice :-(

That procedure will install the real thing not the add-on. If I can learn how to manage this, then anybody can. ;)

So decided to take up the challenge and installed the Enable Root SSH add-on, did

apt-get update
apt-get install ddclient
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package ddclient

So, I started learning a bit about what could be going on. And I found that it's probably got something to do with the /etc/apt/sources.list file, where I need to add a bunch of new sources. However, to be able to edit that file, I need to install a text editor like vim or nano or pico or vi. I've tried them all, but all of them give me the error:

E: Couldn't find package

So, how do I add the sources needed to edit the sources list? I'm in a bit of a loop here, and I can't find a solution yet. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Herko

herko wrote:
it's probably got something to do with the /etc/apt/sources.list file, where I need to add a bunch of new sources.

Your current sources.list file contains a line that begins with a "#" character. Removing the "#" character from that line is probably all you need to do.

herko wrote:
However, to be able to edit that file, I need to install a text editor like vim or nano or pico or vi.

You should already have vi. Try this:

vi /etc/apt/sources.list

To exit vi without saving changes you've made, hit ESC and then type :q! -- more vi instructions are here: http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html

Once you've changed your sources.list file, do another apt-get update, then try apt-get install ddclient again.

Afterward, you can install nano by typing apt-get install nano ... But learning at least the basics of vi is worthwhile because it'll be available on every Unix you encounter.

Yes you should already have vi. And as you noticed in the link. Press "i" to get to edit mode and esc to get out of it. Press "ZZ" to exit and save. And be aware that vi is case sensitive.

Thanks :-) vi worked, and it's installing ddclient now! Learning as we go :-)