The debconf configuration wizard for ddclient offers a choice of network interfaces to monitor for their bound ip, but doesn't offer the configuration of using 'web'.
= Use Case
'web' tells ddclient not to use an ip bound to a network interface (if) but instead to make a GET call to the web and extract the external facing (i.e., gateway) ip from that for publication. This is the likely use case for >50% of ddclient users who would want to use the dyndns type services.
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: ddclient None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/ddclient.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ddclient
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package
This is still a problem in 3.7.3-6ubuntu1 in Jaunty, despite the linked bug in debian containing a patch since 'Dec 2004? :-)
pasted from bug 373666
Binary package hint: ddclient
= Abstract
The debconf configuration wizard for ddclient offers a choice of network interfaces to monitor for their bound ip, but doesn't offer the configuration of using 'web'.
= Use Case
'web' tells ddclient not to use an ip bound to a network interface (if) but instead to make a GET call to the web and extract the external facing (i.e., gateway) ip from that for publication. This is the likely use case for >50% of ddclient users who would want to use the dyndns type services.
= Howto
See http:// www.dyndns. com/support/ kb/using_ ddclient_ with_dyndns_ services. html for /etc/ddclient.conf settings
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Dependencies:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 dpkg/info/ ddclient. list] ture: all
Package: ddclient None [modified: /var/lib/
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ddclient
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package