On Sun, 12 Feb 2012, Bill Barry wrote:
> You can use this in my script in place of the line that queries the
> router, just call it NEWIP instead of MYIP
>
> NEWIP=$(curl -s http://automation.whatismyip.com/n09230945.asp)
Bill,
I know about this syntax. /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf has a sample section
for NameCheap, and namecheap.com's Knowledgebase has directions for
switching the DNS to Dynamic and assigning passwords as well as a sample
section for ddclient.conf.
However, I see discrepancies between the ddclient.conf section for
NameCheap and the latter's Knowledgebase. The former uses the domain name(s)
and the latter the login name. Also, I have two domains (sharing the same IP
address) and an A record and MX record for each. Since I'm far from familiar
with this whole DNS process I've no idea if I've created a valid .conf file.
Also, how do I set the daemon to at least 600 seconds in the script?
Just in case you or someone else has some expertise to share, here is
/etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf with my namecheap passwords removed:
daemon=300 # check every 300 seconds
syslog=yes # log update msgs to syslog
mail=root # mail all msgs to root
mail-failure=root # mail failed update msgs to root
pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid # record PID in file.
ssl=yes # use ssl-support. Works with
# ssl-library
## To obtain an IP address from Web status page (using the proxy if defined)
## by default, checkip.dyndns.org is used if you use the dyndns protocol.
## Using use=web is enough to get it working. WARNING: set deamon at least
## to 600 seconds if you use checkip or you could get banned from their
## service.
#use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.org/, web-skip='IP Address' # found after IP
Address
#
#use=ip, ip=127.0.0.1 # via static IP's
#use=if, if=eth0 # via interfaces
#use=web # via web
use=web, web=whatismyip.com/, web-skip='IP Address'
#protocol=dyndns2 # default protocol
#proxy=fasthttp.sympatico.ca:80 # default proxy
#server=members.dyndns.org # default server
#server=members.dyndns.org:8245 # default server (bypassing
proxies)
protocol=namecheap \
server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com \
domain=appl-ecosys.com
login=rshepard \
password=<password> \
@
protocol=namecheap \
server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com \
domain=appl-ecosys.com \
login=rshepard \
password=<password> \
mx
protocol=namecheap \
server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com \
domain=twodogs.us \
login=rshepard \
password=<password> \
@
protocol=namecheap \
server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com \
domain=twodogs.us \
login=rshepard \
password=<password> \
mx
#login=your-login # default login
#password=test # default password
#mx=mx.for.your.host # default MX
#backupmx=yes|no # host is primary MX?
#wildcard=yes|no # add wildcard CNAME?
## dyndns.org dynamic addresses
##
## (supports variables: wildcard,mx,backupmx)
##
## NameCheap (namecheap.com)
##
# protocol=namecheap, \
# server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com, \
# login=my-namecheap.com-login, \
# password=my-namecheap.com-password \
# myhost.namecheap.com
Rich
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