Auto update Unotelly's IP address

[SL1v3R]

Every now and then Unotelly needs to update its IP address due to your ISP assigning a new IP address to your connection. I found this link on Unotelly's website to add a scheduler on Windows and Mac.

http://help.unotelly.com/support/so...ok-but-please-update-your-ip-address-message-

 

[getafix33]

I use the task scheduler option but am not sure how to close IE afterwards. Any ideas?

 

[Species8472]

Download wget.exe and read up on how to use it. Basicly you hand it a url and it downloads that url for you to a local file.

Create a batch file that passes their update url to wget and schedule that batch file (you can probably even schedule a direct call to wget and pass the url as a parameter).

I have not personally done this for unotelly, but I have used it with a dynamic DNS type service and it works a treat.

 

[Nod]

Download wget.exe and read up on how to use it. Basicly you hand it a url and it downloads that url for you to a local file.

Create a batch file that passes their update url to wget and schedule that batch file (you can probably even schedule a direct call to wget and pass the url as a parameter).

I have not personally done this for unotelly, but I have used it with a dynamic DNS type service and it works a treat.

The DD-WRT example looks like it could work:

Here are some examples:
 
Hourly
*/60 * * * * root wget http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/auto_auth/hash_update/updateip.php?user_hash=your_token

Every 3 hours
* /3 * * * root wget http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/auto_auth/hash_update/updateip.php?user_hash=your_token

Every 12 hours
* /12 * * * root wget http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/auto_auth/hash_update/updateip.php?user_hash=your_token

 

[Species8472]

The DD-WRT example looks like it could work:

Here are some examples:
 
Hourly
*/60 * * * * root wget http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/auto_auth/hash_update/updateip.php?user_hash=your_token

Every 3 hours
* /3 * * * root wget http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/auto_auth/hash_update/updateip.php?user_hash=your_token

Every 12 hours
* /12 * * * root wget http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/auto_auth/hash_update/updateip.php?user_hash=your_token

That is perfect. Just download wget for windows and schedule the task (leave out everything before wget, that is used to configure the cron job on linux)

 

[Chevron]

Every now and then Unotelly needs to update its IP address which they claim is due to your ISP assigning a new IP address to your connection. I found this link on Unotelly's website to add a scheduler on Windows and Mac.

http://help.unotelly.com/support/so...ok-but-please-update-your-ip-address-message-

What do you mean 'they claim'? It's true that every time you reboot your router you aren't guaranteed the same Ip address. And since they use a combination of username/password and Ip checks for authentication they need to keep this updated.

 

[SL1v3R]

Every now and then Unotelly needs to update its IP address which they claim is due to your ISP assigning a new IP address to your connection. I found this link on Unotelly's website to add a scheduler on Windows and Mac.

http://help.unotelly.com/support/so...ok-but-please-update-your-ip-address-message-

What do you mean 'they claim'? It's true that every time you reboot your router you aren't guaranteed the same Ip address. And since they use a combination of username/password and Ip checks for authentication they need to keep this updated.

Take a chill pill Chevron, post edited.

 

[krycor]

I went with dyndns service on my ubuntu server as i already use this to track dns/domain. Unfortunately this, like other methods does mean that you cannot roam as easily but with UnoTelly account management you can easily remove the domain and update.. (instead of just using the url to update).

With the cron job, this is not possible as the remote home server/device will force an update within the period you specified.