ddclient (was: Re: Totally lost and confused)

[Christy Schulte]

The linux machine has an IP address, no problem there.

What I'm trying to do is use dyndns.org to  assign a static name to my
dynamic IP address. You can update the ip via their website and it works
when i do that, but I can't get ddclient, which is suppoed to update the ip
automatically, to do it.

Thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenny Hitt" <kennyhitt at yahoo.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: Totally lost and confused


> Potato is the stable version.
>
> I had better luck using dhcpcd with home.com.  I never could get
> dhcp-client to work.  Your host name is the one they give you when
> you sign up for there service.  I left all other values at there
> default.
>
>           Kenny
>
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 06:40:32AM -0400, Christy Schulte wrote:
> > Ok, I haven't researched this in great detail, but my understanding is
this.
> >
> > Debian, unlike a lot of other Linux distributions, can be added to and
> > worked on by many different people, it's not just a certain closed
group.
> > Therefore, changes are constantly being made and it's constantly in
testing
> > mode. Therefore, there are two versions of debian. The "stable" version,
> > currently 2.2 I believe, is the one that is only updated when there are
> > major changes to put in. It has been tested and run by a lot of people
and
> > should run with minimal problems. The unstable version, which could be
the
> > "potato" one but not sure, is the under development one, like a beta.
Any
> > new submissions are put into that one first, so it's constantly being
> > changed and updated.
> >
> > How exactly these updates are done and by whom I'm not sure, but we went
> > with the stable version our our machines. You can get more info on this
at
> > www.debian.org. Also once it's installed, check out the apt-get and
> > apt-cache commands, really cool.
> >
> > On another topic. Has anyone been successful using ddclient with debian?
If
> > so, would you mind writing me privately? I got the thing installed, but
it's
> > not updating the ip address an the docs aren't all that helpful. Then
again
> > it's been years since I've seriously worked with this stuff.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Christy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Schulte" <cjschulte at home.com>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:00 PM
> > Subject: Totally lost and confused
> >
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I sent this message to the newbie list, but seeing as how there's more
> > > trafic on this list I'll post it here as well.
> > >
> > > I've been waiting for a while to put linux on my system, and am now
> > hearing
> > > that as a new user, redhat is probably not the way to go.  Just based
on
> > the
> > > discussions I've seen, and some tips from a friend, I am thinking that
> > > debian is probably better for a new user.  So I am on the debian site,
and
> > > I'm seeing all of these things about potatoes and stable and am
totally
> > lost
> > > and cunfused as to which I should download, and for that matter if I'm
> > even
> > > in the right directory on the ftp site.  Please help?
> > > Tnx in advance,
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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