This is the script I use to keep my domains pointed at my home server box. The user docs page may also prove useful, plus you can get an RPM for E-smith here.
The default settings don't work for anyone using PPPOE, such as dial up or DSL users, the installation defaults to eth1 and needs to be ppp0
also, I'm not sure how to force an update without a root login, has anyone figured a way to tell if the IP address failed to update to the Dynamic Name service? I tend to run DynSite under windows behind ez_ipupdate because I've had problems with ez not refreshing, not sure why.
In the meantime, I use DNSUpdate on my OS X machine behind the E-smith server.
ez-ipupdate does leave a message in the logs if it fails to update, so one could theoretically hook that up to a script to notify the admin. Currently, it also only supports the updating of one domain name -- I have half a dozen I need to update.
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minor problems with EZ-ipupdate
The default settings don't work for anyone using PPPOE, such as dial up or DSL users, the installation defaults to eth1 and needs to be ppp0
also, I'm not sure how to force an update without a root login, has anyone figured a way to tell if the IP address failed to update to the Dynamic Name service? I tend to run DynSite under windows behind ez_ipupdate because I've had problems with ez not refreshing, not sure why.
mike mattos
mike@cawthracomputers.com
You're absolutely right
In the meantime, I use DNSUpdate on my OS X machine behind the E-smith server.
ez-ipupdate does leave a message in the logs if it fails to update, so one could theoretically hook that up to a script to notify the admin. Currently, it also only supports the updating of one domain name -- I have half a dozen I need to update.