[arm-allstar] Are there plans for future free dns services in the distribution?

[Doug Crompton]

DDNS is an individual thing and there are many services out there that
supply it both for free and also for a small charge. It will never be part
of the hamvoip distribution. You could use an Allstar server to update a
DDNS service if and when your IP address changes. This is generally a
script that monitors your public IP and reports changes to the DDNS
service. As was pointed out this could also be implemented in many routers
and that is really where it should be done if possible. Also Allstar is in
itself a DDNS in that once you are registered you can find the IP address
of a distant node by using the 'dns-query <node>' command. There is even a
script in the hamvoip distribution - allstar_ssh.sh - that does just that,
it finds your public IP for ssh connections from your node number. The
asnodes method while it works is not a sanctioned method and has nothing to
do directly with allstar or hamvoip and unfortunately really adds to
insecurity of the Allstar network. It enables anyone registered as an
allstar server or not to discover information about Allstar nodes. While
convenient this just makes it easier for hackers to do bad things.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*



On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 11:08 AM, "Don Backstrom - AA7AU via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> On Wed 11-Apr-18 00:12, "Terry Bethlehem via arm-allstar" wrote:
>
>> I know that
>> supporting every free dns service out there could be a nightmare. I'm not
>> suggesting support my decision. I'm asking, is that on your to do list
>> some
>> where down the road?
>>
>
>         Using pacman, you can easily install and setup ddclient on
> HamVoip/ArchLinux and then pick your own free DDNS service to use. Here's
> one place to start looking for more info (search for more using "ddclient
> archlinux"):     https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=55975
>
>         Doing it this way, your DDNS always reflects your node's current
> external IP, even if you take it on the road, or move, or use your phone as
> a hotspot, etc etc.
>
>         Also, at least for the meantime, the volunteer(?) unsanctioned
> DDNS in the format:      99999.asnode.org (where 99999 is node#) still
> seems to be working automatically for registered/active nodes on-line. Not
> even sure if you can disable that.
>
>         NB: Doug and David do not recommend relying upon ASNODE.ORG.
>
>         - Don - AA7AU
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