https://github.com/nylen/scripts-dyndns

Scripts that assist with updating a DynDNS hostname and other related tasks.
https://github.com/nylen/scripts-dyndns

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Scripts that assist with updating a DynDNS hostname and other related tasks.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nylen/scripts-dyndns
• Owner: nylen
• Created: 2014-07-31T16:19:59.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-02-12T05:41:10.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-16T00:30:57.338Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: Perl
• Size: 3.91 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# scripts-dyndns

This package provides scripts that assist with updating a DynDNS hostname and

other related tasks.

The scripts are packaged using `npm` for convenience, so you'll need to

[install Node.js](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation)

if you haven't already.

## Installation

Install `curl` and the following Perl modules (for example, using your package

manager or

[CPAN Minus](https://github.com/miyagawa/cpanminus)):

- `Getopt::Long::Descriptive`

- `LWP::UserAgent`

- `Net::DNS::Resolver`

Then:

    sudo npm install -g scripts-dyndns

Similarly, to uninstall:

    sudo npm rm -g scripts-dyndns

## Scripts

### update-dyndns

Updates the IP address associated with a DynDNS hostname.

```

update-dyndns [-?dhipuv] [long options...]

        -v --verbose      Show debug output

        -u --username     DynDNS username

        -p --password     DynDNS password

        -i --ip           New IP address

        -d --domain       Domain to update

        -? -h --help      Show usage information

```

Example usage:

```

update-dyndns \

    -u dyndnsuser \

    -p dyndnspass \

    -i `get-external-ip` \

    -d mydomain.com

```

### get-external-ip

Retrieves the current IP address from an external server.