Re: possible ssh problem
Paul Scott wrote:
>
> On 8/28/25 3:00 PM, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > Paul Scott wrote:
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > I started asking about this recently from a slightly different point of
> > > view.
> > >
> > > My desktop computer is not always easily accessible. I often access it from
> > > my laptop through dyndns.org.
> > >
> > > I can ping my desktop from my laptop with its dyndns.org address. The
> > > address is maintained by ddclient.
> > >
> > > From several months ago ssh to that same address times out. (This worked for
> > > years before that.)
> > >
> > > I don't know how to diagnose this.
> > For some reason Thunderbird os not allowing me to "Reply List"
> > dyndns and similar services map a domain name to an IP
> > address when they get a notification from your desktop (or
> > whereever the dyndns client is running) that the IP address has
> > changed.
> >
> > If you are trying to ssh in during a time between when the IP
> > address has changed and when the client notifies dyndns, it will
> > fail.
> >
> > The first questions, then:
> >
> > what machine is notifying dyndns?
> The desktop.
> > what software is it using for that?
> Both laptop and desktop are running Debian sid.
What software is running on your desktop machine in order to
notify dyndns?
> > how does it detect a new IP address?
> I don't know what you mean.
> > how often does it run?
>
> What is "it"? ddclient?
That might be the answer to the question "what software is
running on your desktop machine in order to notify dyndns?".
Is it?
If so, please post your ddclient.conf after removing any
passwords.
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