How to set up Home Hub Dyndns via telnet?

I've got my home hub up and going but I cant work out how to configure the dyndns client via the telnet interface. Can anyone help me with the correct command syntax?

Dave

Me neither

I had a go at this but didn't want to mess up anything (then later on my hub died through other means, but anyway...)

The Telnet bit of it seems to just keep on looping around the same options for dyndns. But I found another way.

From the hub browser pages, save a copy of the current settings on your Desktop. Open the user.ini file it saves. Go to Edit > Find, and search for dyndns. It should take you to the [ dyndns.ini ] section of the file.

The first line says:
service modify name=dyndns server=members.dyndns.org port=www-http request=/nic/update updateinterval=2097120 retryinterval=30 max_retry=3

You could then change the bold bit (above) to your DynDNS address. Leave the other settings as they are. Save the file somewhere else so you don't overwrite the user.ini file (just in-case you need it later). I think the rest of it is configured already for DynDNS (the DDNS provider). If you're with No-ip.com, it's one of the other lines.

Then restore the new user.ini file back into the router and it might be configured now.

I haven't tried this so I don't know if it'll mess up anything. Make sure you save the backup in-case you need it later!.

If someone is happy to try this (at your own risk!), and if it works, let me know! It seems like it should work as the settings are already there. It just seems to need your DDNS address. But I'd like a confirmation personally.

Edited by Ballistics (Fri 28-Jul-06 12:07:39)

I used the same save/edit/load method to delete the original 192.168 DHCP pool and suspected that would be the way to configure dyndns but I didnt know the ini file syntax.

You will still need to add your dyndns URL but also the username and password to register with the service which is the missing bit.

I'll give it a go and let you know how I get on. Luckily BT sent me 2 home hubs so if one goes bang I've got a back up.

Fatlab

Edited by deleted (Fri 28-Jul-06 17:24:49)

Oh yes, I forgot it'll still the username/password like you mentioned. Yeh, not sure where it'll go...

I think I may have cracked it to some extent.

If you telnet in to the home hub and enter your admin username and password

Type the command "menu" (without the quotes)

Use the arrow cursor keys to highlight 'dyndns' and press 'enter'

Use the arrow cursor keys to highlight 'add' and press 'enter'

The field 'name' should now appear highlighted, type the Dynamic DNS Client Name and press 'enter' when done

Press 'tab' to highlight 'ok' and press 'enter'

Now use the arrow cursor keys to navigate to 'modify' and press 'enter'

Name should appear highlighted again, press 'enter' and press the down arrow cursor key to make the name you just created appear and press 'enter' again

Use the arrow cursor keys and enter to complete the rest of the fields and when finished press 'tab' to highlight 'ok' and press 'enter'.

Here's a guide to the fields:

name - The Dynamic DNS Client Name
intf - The Dynamic DNS Client Interface
user - Username for Dynamic DNS authentication
password - Password for Dynamic DNS authentication
group - The Dynamic DNS host group
mx - The mail exchanger
backmx - Set mail exchanger as backup MX
wildcard - Allow use of hostname wildcards
offline - Set host to offline mode
service - The Dynamic DNS service (enter dyndns for dyndns.org)
status - Enable/Disable the Dynamic DNS client
trace - Enable/Disable the verbose console logging for the Dynamic DNS client

If anyone gets this working, please post back a list of what was entered in each field, as I'm not sure what to put for name (I've assumed it's my dyndns domain name), intf and group.

Also, if someone could post feedback too as I've only just been activated today I've already had to disconnect once to connect the home hub when it arrived, so I didn't want to disconnect to reboot to see if it has worked, otherwise this will obviously mess up my training period.

Thanks and I hope this helps/works.

Daz

I had a fiddle with this but I couldnt get it to go. Thanks for taking the time though, maybe someone will suss it.

I've now downloaded an updater from here. http://www.download.com/DynDNS-Updater/3000-2381_4-10556933.html?tag=pdp_prod

An update on what I wrote before, although still not working for me:

Telnet and login to Home Hub
Type 'menu' and navigate to 'dyndns' -> 'hosts'
'Add' a host - group = whatever you want group to be called name = dyndns address
Once completed, navigate back to 'dyndns'
'Add' a client - name = whatever you want client to be called
'Modify' the client you have just created with the following values:
intf = Internet
user = Your DynDNS username
password = Your DynDNS password
group = The group you just created
mx =
backmx = disabled
wildcard = disabled
offline = disabled
service = dyndns
status = enabled
trace = enabled

However, despite these settings when I navigate to dyndns -> list I get the following:

socialnetworksclient: Internet [RESOLVING]
options = dyndns trace
user = username password = ********
addr = 0.0.0.0
group = socialnetworks

So... it seems that it's now stuck on [RESOLVING] rather than the [INIT] it was stuck on before.

I've sent an email to speedtouch to see if they can suggest anything that may be wrong with the configuration, so fingers crossed unless someone finds out in the meantime.

I hope this helps.

Daz

Has anyone enquired of BT how to do this via Telnet and why its missing from the Toolbox? The next point being did you get any reply?

I have and they did not reply, there are several threads about this so there must be a fair few frustrated users.

Thats my second email to BB support that has been ignored, only easy ones get an answer it seems to me........

When I used the Voyager router's dyndns updater, I seem to remember that 'wildcard' was enabled.