M1XEP question
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drvnbysound
Senior Member
jpmargis said:
+1!
I've helped multiple people setup free accounts at No-IP. If you utilize their 'free' account they do require that you enter a CAPTCHA code every 30 days; they will send you an email with a link to keep your host active.
Short of that, I'm not aware of any other free ones. If you don't want to be responsible for answering the mail every 30-days they do offer a paid service for $19.95/year; sometimes they will have specials offering it for $15/yr.
snesgenesis
Member
Assuming this is your gateway here is how you setup your DDNS http://webadmin.comcast.net/xb2/DORYMSO/dynamic_dns_add.php
tmbrown97
Senior Member
I was using dyndns for ages before they bought out and killed off all the free ones; for a while they did the 30-day login which annoyed me but I did; then they killed that off too. I protested but finally caved; with the coupon code from retailmenot.com it was like $60 for 5 years.
Even better, I have a vanity domain for the family eg: ourhouse.com - so everyone has email with [email protected] (obviously not the real one) so I created a cname record that points to my ourhouse.dyndns.org which lets me use my own domain name via dyndns as a bit of a proxy so eKeypad has something like home.ourhouse.com and it routes right back. Such a simple "duh" solution but it didn't occur to me right away so I thought I'd share.
I have an always-on computer just for HA - I'll do a blog update soon... I was using an HP MediaSmart which is a headless computer with NAS and media capabilities but it crapped out so I built a dedicated HA computer that's fanless and running SSD so no moving parts and not much to fail - it has the DynDNS updater on it, along with Elve and hhMailServer to handle internal scan to email and M1 emails. It's a great low-power utility machine.
Even better, I have a vanity domain for the family eg: ourhouse.com - so everyone has email with [email protected] (obviously not the real one) so I created a cname record that points to my ourhouse.dyndns.org which lets me use my own domain name via dyndns as a bit of a proxy so eKeypad has something like home.ourhouse.com and it routes right back. Such a simple "duh" solution but it didn't occur to me right away so I thought I'd share.
I have an always-on computer just for HA - I'll do a blog update soon... I was using an HP MediaSmart which is a headless computer with NAS and media capabilities but it crapped out so I built a dedicated HA computer that's fanless and running SSD so no moving parts and not much to fail - it has the DynDNS updater on it, along with Elve and hhMailServer to handle internal scan to email and M1 emails. It's a great low-power utility machine.
pete_c
Guru
Personally here my CC IP typically remains the same until I change it; which I do every few months deliberately.
I use a Motorola 6141 for my CC modem connection to the internet.
The MAC address is usually first connected device to the modem.
I personally own my Motorola modem, Firewall, Wireless Access point and VOIP service. (owned and not rented from ISP)
Change the MAC address and reboot the modem. It will change the internet IP address.
Here I also utilize no ip dot com. (many years).
That said today you can run the dynamic DNS updater on many firewalls and even run STunnel on same firewall if you want.
Panasonic's dynamic DNS service still exists and its still free. This was originally set up for their IP cameras.
Elk (with a static IP) = = > home network = = > firewall (DD-WRT, OpenWRT, PFsense) running STunnel and Dynamic DNS ==> Comcast Modem.
Once set up with a Dynamic DNS and STunnel you never have to touch it.
Note: the above mentioned firewall OS's are commonly utilized and I think today most off the shelf firewalls will do dynamic DNS (but not STunnel).
Most recently here started to block any DNS requests from any PC on my network other than what I have configured on the firewall.
Sad to say that these days the bad redirects are outnumbering the good these days. Bad is whatever you make of it.
Here is one internet tool to play with:
Domain Name Speed Benchmark
and some neato information to read
DNS hijacking
I use a Motorola 6141 for my CC modem connection to the internet.
The MAC address is usually first connected device to the modem.
I personally own my Motorola modem, Firewall, Wireless Access point and VOIP service. (owned and not rented from ISP)
Change the MAC address and reboot the modem. It will change the internet IP address.
Here I also utilize no ip dot com. (many years).
That said today you can run the dynamic DNS updater on many firewalls and even run STunnel on same firewall if you want.
Panasonic's dynamic DNS service still exists and its still free. This was originally set up for their IP cameras.
Elk (with a static IP) = = > home network = = > firewall (DD-WRT, OpenWRT, PFsense) running STunnel and Dynamic DNS ==> Comcast Modem.
Once set up with a Dynamic DNS and STunnel you never have to touch it.
Note: the above mentioned firewall OS's are commonly utilized and I think today most off the shelf firewalls will do dynamic DNS (but not STunnel).
Most recently here started to block any DNS requests from any PC on my network other than what I have configured on the firewall.
Sad to say that these days the bad redirects are outnumbering the good these days. Bad is whatever you make of it.
Here is one internet tool to play with:
Domain Name Speed Benchmark
and some neato information to read
DNS hijacking
drvnbysound
Senior Member
reko19 said:
Yes.
drvnbysound
Senior Member
Work2Play said:
I had the NoIP updater running on my SageTV machine for a while... until I realized that I could do away with the software and allow Elk handle the updating.
Reporting back, got everything to work including email using GMX email. M1XEP is set to static IP, should there be any issues with the router I know how to assign static IP to M1XEP if needed. The only thing I still need to tackle is DDNS. I signed up with no-ip, looks like there is a tab on M!XEP setup to configure it instead of having a PC with the updater running.
Thanks for the help everyone.
Thanks for the help everyone.
drvnbysound
Senior Member
reko19 said:
After you enter all your DDNS information into the XEP configuration tab, select SEND at the bottom of the page, which will write all that information to the XEP itself. Wait a few minutes and reconnect; then go back to the DDNS page and use the TEST button to ensure you have it properly configured.
CharlieWayne
Member
Awesome Reminder.reko19 said:
I forgot about the DNS settings and ability within the XEP.
Great place to run a ddns client updater being we never shut down our alarm system when not home.
Charlie
drvnbysound
Senior Member
If the XEP is going to need internet reach ability (e.g. DDNS or NTP updating via hostname) it needs DNS.
