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If you find our Easyfind service not being enough for you, you might want to use for example http://www.dyndns.com.  
If you find our Easyfind service not being enough for you, you might want to use for example http://www.dyndns.com.  


To update DynDNS with your external IP you need to install a DynDNS client on Bubba. Follow these steps:
To update DynDNS with your external IP you need to install a DynDNS client on Bubba. Follow these steps:  


#Access your bubba via SSH (see [[Howto/Get ssh access]] for infomration how to accomplish this)
#Access your bubba via SSH (see [[Howto/Access Server via SSH]] for information how to accomplish this)  
#Change to the user ''root'':
#Change to the user ''root'':  
#:<pre>su</pre>
#:<pre>su</pre>  
#:When asked for password, type ''excito'' and press '''enter'''
#:When asked for password, type ''excito'' and press '''enter'''  
#Install the application ddclient:
#Install the application ddclient:  
#:<pre>apt-get install ddclient
#:<pre>apt-get install ddclient
#:</pre>
</pre>
#Optional step, edit the config file to match your DynDNS settings:
#:
#Optional step, edit the config file to match your DynDNS settings:  
#:<pre>nano /etc/ddclient.conf
#:<pre>nano /etc/ddclient.conf
#:</pre>
</pre>
#Restart the client program:
#:
#Restart the client program:  
#:<pre>/etc/init.d/ddclient restart
#:<pre>/etc/init.d/ddclient restart
#:</pre>
</pre>
#:


 
<br> Thats all!
Thats all!

Latest revision as of 13:56, 4 September 2010

If you find our Easyfind service not being enough for you, you might want to use for example http://www.dyndns.com.

To update DynDNS with your external IP you need to install a DynDNS client on Bubba. Follow these steps:

  1. Access your bubba via SSH (see Howto/Access Server via SSH for information how to accomplish this)
  2. Change to the user root:
    su
    When asked for password, type excito and press enter
  3. Install the application ddclient:
    apt-get install ddclient
  1. Optional step, edit the config file to match your DynDNS settings:
    nano /etc/ddclient.conf
  1. Restart the client program:
    /etc/init.d/ddclient restart


Thats all!