Dynamic DNS [was: Re: Cable Modem]

["Mark Hetherington" <markh@xxxxxxx>]

While on the subject of dynamic DNS, avoid dhs.org. The DNS=20
propogation of new IP addresses can take up to 24 hours on dhs.org so=20
if your IP is likely to change regularly the DNS might never be up to=20
date with your current IP address.

Mark.

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Adam Stevens" <adam@z...> wrote:
> FWIW,  I have a Telewest cable modem (yes, they're cowboys, but it=20
works
> most of the time).  Take a look at www.dyndns.org for dynamic IP=20
domains.
> I've been using it for months without any problem whatsoever=20
(although my IP
> address has only changed once in the last 4 months!).
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> Also, take a look at some software called Direct Update from
> http://directupdate.free.fr/ it's a
*fantastic* piece of software=20
which
> handles the client side of most of these dynamic domain sites.  It=20
checks
> your IP address every few minutes (configurable), and updates the=20
relevant
> DNSs with the new IP (if it changes).  It can also run a service=20
under
> NT/w2k, which means it's literally a case of installing it, and=20
forgetting
> about it.
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> Cheers,
> Adam. (http://zz9.dyndns.org!).
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx...]
>   Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 12:49 PM
>   To: ukha_d@y...
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Cable Modem
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>   Yeah ... I had a cablemodem at my old place (at 512kbits) and I=20
miss it
> sooooo much it's untrue!
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>   Sure it wasn't without its occasional hiccups but overall for a=20
24/7
> service that truly was 24/7 and completely unmetered and it was=20
being shared
> between three people in the house and 13 machines then the number of
> problems we had with it were easily forgiven.
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>   If I had the option to get it where I am now I would have done ...
> unfortunately I'm covered by what was C&W and their old network=20
doesn't
> support digital services reliably.
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>   Be aware that with a cablemodem your IP address *CAN* change=20
every four
> hours which I guess is to stop people running web sites from=20
home ... this
> may screw up your plans for the Homeseer server. I say *CAN* change=20
as the
> lease on your IP address expires every four hours (or it did on our=20
setup at
> the old house) and at that point a new IP address is granted to=20
you ... ours
> actually changed about 3 times in a year so it wasn't bad but there=20
were few
> people on our node of the service. If you find yours is changing=20
regularly
> then you could continually poll your IP address and post it up to=20
your
> website space that you get with your ISP and access it using that
> information. (That's what a friend of mine did when he wanted to=20
FTP big
> files from work to home during the day.)
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>   Phil
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Michael Mc Aree [mailto:michael.mcaree@xxxxxxx...]
>     Sent: 30 March 2001 11:31
>     To: ukha_d@y...
>     Subject: [ukha_d] Cable Modem
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>     I am getting my Cable Modem installed on 7th April. I have=20
already got
> the CM delivered and have phoned NTL to get the MAC address=20
registered.
>     I have a phone line, bsic digital TV and a 64k Cable Modem for=20
=A317 per
> month - that can't be bad :-)
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>     My Father has the 512k modem and it *really* flies!!
>     I do most of my big downloads at work and I only occasionally=20
surf at
> home. I just wanted the 'always on' feature for the internet at=20
home.
>     Now I should be able to run that Homeseer server :-)
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>     Michael
>     BELFAST
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx...]
>       Sent: 30 March 2001 11:19
>       To: ukha_d@y...
>       Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New Home Highway Install...
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>       Good news Phil!
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>       Now...stop muckin about with analogue modem thing and get the=20
ISDN up
> and running!! :-)
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>       M.
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>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: Phillip Harris
>         To: ukha_d@y...
>         Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 10:25 AM
>         Subject: [ukha_d] New Home Highway Install...
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>         Well, the BT guy called this morning dead on time at 8 AM=20
having
> called 15minutes earlier on his way to make sure that I was in/up=20
(kudos to
> the guy for that).
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>         I think it was the easiest install he'd had to do ... given=20
that the
> previous occupants had had HH before we'd moved in then the phone=20
point was
> right where it was most convenient, there was still the power point=20
right by
> it too. He even hooked the box up onto the original two screws that=20
the
> previous one had been hanging from!
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>         Anyway ... it's encouraging ... I'm connecting in less time=20
and
> getting connection speeds of 45.6kbits with transfer rates of about
> 4kbytes/sec - AND THAT'S ON MY ANALOGUE MODEM! Dang ... I've=20
complained
> about the crap line quality that we have many times before and=20
there's
> always (supposedly) been nothing that they could do. It seems I=20
could get an
> immediate hike in analogue modem speed by upgrading to HH! *grin*=20
Anyway ...
> will try out my ISDN TA this afternoon/evening and see what we can=20
get on
> that!
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>         Cheers Guys.
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>         Phil
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