[mythtv-users] Display ip of of the frontend?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/01/2008 01:40 AM, Robin Gilks wrote:
>> On 03/01/2008 12:00 AM, Robin Gilks wrote:
>>>  I've been using dyndns for at least 8 years now and the client
>>>  (ddclient) I run with it has the option to force a refresh of IP
>>>  address every 2 weeks so I don't get the emails!
>> If you're running a(n old) version of ddclient that refreshes every 2
>> weeks (15 days, IIRC), you should update to a new version and/or set:
>>
>> max-interval=28d
>>
>> in your ddclient.conf, as renewing (without changing) an IP more
>> frequently than once per 28 days is considered abuse (
>> http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/readme.html#abuse ) and can
>> get your hosts blocked for abuse.
>>
>> Note, though, that "max-interval" was not supported by old ddclient
>> versions (and you had to edit the Perl directly to change the update
>> interval).  There were a few versions that kept the 15-day interval, but
>> supported "max-interval", then--IIRC--they just changed the default to
>> 25 days (which is still too short for dyndns, but is less likely to get
>> you blocked than if you're using 15 days).
> They must have changed their terms of service some time in the last 8
> years then...
>
> I've updated my config now anyway - thanks for the heads up Mike.

Yeah.  IIRC, they changed it somewhere around 2-3 years ago.  I haven't 
heard of them blocking any hosts because of it, but it never hurts to be 
careful, just in case.

Mike