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Posted: **31 Jan 2011, 10:47**

Hi, I use zoneedit to update the dynamic IP address to my webserver (and mailserver) on the B3. I use zoneedit because I have a different domain name then the myname.dyndns.com or alike.

My zoneedit account is on the legacy server legacy.zoneedit.com. If you set up ddclient 'out of the box' it does not work for zoneedit servers, appararently some changes have been made to the servers. Here is how I set it up.

Instal ddclient over an ssh terminal. There is a 'howto' use ssh in the user wiki on the excito web site.

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su

(default password on the B3 is 'excito')

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apt-get install ddclient

Answer the parameters that ddclient setup asks you but don't worry too much about what you put in, you are going to override the configuration file

After setup is complete goto /etc

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cd /etc

copy your old configuration, just for good measure

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cp  ddclient.conf  ddclient.old

Open the configuration file with nano (our your preferred editor)

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nano ddclient.conf

... and edit the file to the following content.
New configuration

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# Configuration file for ddclient generated by debconf
#
# /etc/ddclient.conf

pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid
protocol=zoneedit1
use=web, web=dynamic.zoneedit.com/checkip.html,
web-skip='Current IP Address:'
server=dynamic.zoneedit.com
login=YourLoginNameforZoneedit
password='yourpasswordtoZoneedit'       
#don't forget the quotes around the password
yourdomainname.xx, yourotherdomain.xx  
#any fully qualified domain name you want to update separated by a comma.

Close nano and save the file (nano closes with crtl-X)

Test your configuration with the debug mode and check that the dns servers are updated.

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ddclient -debug -verbose /etc/ddclient.conf

Now restart ddclient with

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/etc/init.d/ddclient restart

That is it, it works on my B3

Posted: **02 Feb 2011, 10:26**

Hi,

My ZoneEdit account is still on the legacy server and I set up ddclient "out of the box" some time ago.

Do you know if, once my account is switched to the new server, I will have to amend my ddclient config?

Thanks.

Darren.

Posted: **07 Feb 2011, 06:39**

Hi Darren, sorry I don't know if the changeover requires a new setup. I am still on legacy too.

Regards, a1n

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