In your dyndns account set the checkbox for 'wildcard' and then 
anything.bustedbox.homelinux.net will work

derek


On Wednesday 02 Apr 2003 10:56 pm, Jay R. Camp wrote:
> Take off the www and it does.  I've only personally used dynu.com.  They
> have several different scripts available to update your IP (there's a Bash,
> C, and who knows what else).  There is a binary available for the C one,
> but it is a little out of date.  You can compile your own, if it works.  I
> wasn't ever able to get it to compile.  But the binary is ok as long as you
> use a .com and not a .net address.  I personally use the bash one...not
> much can go wrong there. :)
>
> Jay
>
> On Wednesday 02 April 2003 04:48 pm, cF wrote:
> > That address doesn't work for me.
> >
> > At 01:38 PM 02/04/2003 -0800, you wrote:
> > >Hello Everyone,
> > >   I am attempting to setup a personal website from my
> > >SBC Ameritech/Yahoo internet connection.  I have a
> > >dynamic ip.  I am also doing network address
> > >translation, but I have access to port forwarding in
> > >the router.  After signing up for dyndns.org service
> > >and starting port forwarding from incoming 80 on the
> > >router to incoming 80 on my linux box I was in shock
> > >that it seems to work.  I thought that Ameritech (or
> > >SBC whoever they are now) would block it since all I
> > >have is the cheap residential service.  Any way I have
> > >two questions:
> > >
> > >Is there any utility bundled with Mandrake 9.1 to
> > >update my dynamic ip with dyndns.org (it must get the
> > >address from the router).
> > >
> > >Also is there any gui tools for apache.  I am reading
> > >the docs now, but I think it will be awhile before I
> > >fully grasp it.  Yes I know it's a very insecure setup
> > >since I don't fully understand what I'm doing, but I
> > >must learn somehow.
> > >
> > >If someone could also check
> > >http://www.bustedbox.homelinux.net/
> > >and let me know that it's not just being served in my
> > >lan I would also appreciate it.
> > >
> > >TIA
> > >
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