Dynamic DNS inadyn

INADYN is a dynamic DNS client. That is, it maintains the IP address of a host name. It periodically checks whether the IP address stored by the DNS server is the real current address of the machine that is running INADYN.

These instructions are specificaly for ArchLinux

cd /usr/src
wget http://www.inatech.eu/inadyn/inadyn.v1.96.2.zip
unzip inadyn.v1.96.2.zip

cd inadyn
make
cp bin/linux/inadyn /usr/sbin/

dyndns config

Create the following entry in rc.local to activate at start up.

vi /etc/rc.local

add the line

inadyn --background -u username -p password -a domain.homeip.net

dns2go config

Create the following entry in rc.local to activate at start up.

vi /etc/rc.local

add the line

/usr/sbin/inadyn --background --dyndns_system custom@http_svr_basic_auth --dyndns_server_name update.dns2go.com:80 --dyndns_server_url /update.aspx?inadyn=001122-AABBAAFF-RRDDG-225577* --alias mydomain.dns2go.com --ip_server_name update.dns2go.com:80 /ipcheck.aspx

• Replace 001122-AABBAAFF-RRDDG-225577 with your key.
• Reaplce mydomain.dns2go.com with your dynamic domain name