ddclient questions

Hello all:  I am trying to get ddclient working on my home
opensuse 10.3 server.  I have created a dddclient.conf file
from dyndns.org and copied it into /etc .  The ddclient is
the version shipped with opensuse 10.3.

When I installed ddclient is installed a file ddclient in
/etc/sysconfig.  I do not understand what this file is for? 
I have the ddclient daemon running with that file being
present.

But even with the daemon running (ps -e shows it is running)
how the heck do I know if it is actually working?  I have
logged into dyndns.org and the last update time stamp was
when I manually updated it via the web site.  Does ddclient
only send an update when it detects a change in your dynamic
dns?

Chris

PS, if /etc/sysconfig/ddclient is needed, could someone
provide a sanitized version of a working file??

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:36:34 GMT
"Chris Mosentine" <cmosentine@N0_$pam.vrapc.com> wrote:

> Hello all:  I am trying to get ddclient working on my home
> opensuse 10.3 server.  I have created a dddclient.conf file
> from dyndns.org and copied it into /etc .  The ddclient is
> the version shipped with opensuse 10.3.
> 
> When I installed ddclient is installed a file ddclient in
> /etc/sysconfig.  I do not understand what this file is for? 
> I have the ddclient daemon running with that file being
> present.
> 
> But even with the daemon running (ps -e shows it is running)
> how the heck do I know if it is actually working?  I have
> logged into dyndns.org and the last update time stamp was
> when I manually updated it via the web site.  Does ddclient
> only send an update when it detects a change in your dynamic
> dns?
> 
> Chris
> 
> PS, if /etc/sysconfig/ddclient is needed, could someone
> provide a sanitized version of a working file??
> 
> 
Hi
The /etc/syconfig directory usually contains static options that are
sourced by the appropriate /etc/init.d script.

Look here;
https://www.dyndns.com/support/kb/using_ddclient_with_dyndns_services.html

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Thanks Malcolm:  That is the page I used to generate my
ddclient.conf file.  Looks like I have it setup right.  Now
just how do tell if it is actually sending an update?

Chris

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:42:21 GMT
"Chris Mosentine" <cmosentine@N0_$pam.vrapc.com> wrote:

> Thanks Malcolm:  That is the page I used to generate my
> ddclient.conf file.  Looks like I have it setup right.  Now
> just how do tell if it is actually sending an update?
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
Hi
Look at the first few lines of the basic template. It looks like it
checks every 600 seconds to see if your ip address has changed. It also
logs to the system log (syslog) which is in /var/log/ you can either
cat the log or tail the log as root user and see it running;

cat /var/log/syslog

or

Tail -f /var/log/syslog

Disconnect your internet connection and wait for a while, then reconnect
if your router/system gets a new ip address, you should see a change
in the syslog.

It all depends on how long your ISP has the ip address lease time set
for....

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 10.0 SP1 x86_64 Kernel 2.6.16.54-0.2.3-smp
up 1 day 16:40, 1 user, load average: 0.01, 0.31, 0.54