Re: [OT] Remote SSH (dynamic IP) without third-party server
On Mon 03 Aug 2020 at 22:15:25 (-0400), Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > How do you keep this set of dynamic DNS providers informed each time
> > your home's IP address changes, bearing in mind nobody's at home?
>
> It's called a "dynamic DNS (DDNS) client" and runs on your router (it sends
> the new IP to the DDNS server whenever your router gets one).
>
> Most home routers come with built-in support for some DDNS protocols.
> Of course, I recommend upgrading your router to a firmware like OpenWRT
> if at all possible, and not just so you get a large choice of
> DDNS clients.
I see. Not being familiar with the service, should I understand that
I could get one such address from no-ip.com for free? DynDNS costs.
My main router doesn't have the facility to run that client. My
cascaded router does (to just those two services), but that one
has a broken WAN port (hence its rôle). So I presume I'd be expected
to run No-IP's own software on my home PC.
I think I'd prefer to send emails with cron. As I said, this email
would also act as a pulse indication. One could even use it for
giving out some relevant information.
BTW note that my contributions to this thread have now closed the
circle: my first post was outlining a free method in place of
deloptes's suggested cheap alternative to DDNS.
Cheers,
David.
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