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

[Doug Crompton]

Terry,

 One thing I did not mention but the hamvoip DNS node lookup not to be
confused with DDNS will eventually have DNS capability for private nodes
like public nodes have now. This is a big plus as there are many private
node networks that now have to maintain static or DDNS routing and the
larger the private network the harder that becomes. This will not be in the
initial DNS code and details will come later. Users will be able to define
private networks and register addresses privately and separately from the
public Allstar DNS strictly for their own use.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

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



On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 1:36 PM, "Terry Bethlehem via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Something I didn't mention, I'm a private node. I'm sure the info you
> provided helped some that might be wondering about the subject. I'm still
> learning.
> On Apr 11, 2018 11:59 AM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> > 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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