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Anyone here have experience with the "little black box" that ensures you get a static IP address? A local supplier (Cape Town) has just gotten his hands on one and I'm waiting my turn to test it. It's supposed work like a dream!?
 
No little black box needed at all, visit www.dyndns.org

If you do not come right give me a call.

Dynamic DNS works, I have my web server running of dynamic dns, cost me nothing extra.[8D]
 
Better still - pay a bit more than telkom's modem and get a netgear dg814 adsl router. (www.netgear.com)
It includes a 4 port 100m/bit switch and adsl modem.
It allows transparent links to www.dyndns.org on connection - you will always have a "static" ip and host your own stuff. Contact me for more info.
 
Doesn't telkom block incoming connections?

Netgear dsl modem/router works well ...automatically updates the dynamic dns.
 
Subject: Telkom ADSL Router Utility: Daily Restart, Dynamic to Static IP Address Convertor, ADSL Usage Stats

Hi,

ADSL was recently launched in South Africa and we've been using it since January. Our ISP is Telkom and in their wisdom they decided that ADSL IP addresses needs to be reset every 24 hours meaning that you can't run a web server on it.

We've written a utility to solve that. From the Read Me file:

A. BEFORE YOU START

This utility works with the Telkom ADSL Router. It's labelled "ADSL Router Pots" and is a flat beige hub-sized unit. It's manufactured by Marconi. This utility has not been designed for the Alcatel ADSL modem or any other third party ADSL modems.


B. INTRODUCTION

Though the ADSL router can automatically dial up to the internet, Telkom resets the IP address every 24 hours. This requires one to manually restart the router or to connect to it via a web browser, log in and restart it.

This utility will automatically restart the router every 24 hours at the specified time.

The routers external IP address is determined and uploaded to a specified web site. Using the supplied Update.asp and Redirect.asp combined with a free ASP (Active Server Page) host such as 7Host.com your ADSL line effectively is changed from a dynamic IP address to a static IP address. Try the sample: http://free.7host01.com/adslrouter/Redirect.asp

For a short URL use tinyurl.com. Use http://tinyurl.com/dp5c for http://free.7host01.com/adslrouter/Redirect.asp

Your ADSL usage is retrieved from the Telkom ADSL Usage web site http://adsl.telkomsa.net.


C. INSTALLATION

Run the setupkit, Biometrics.co.za Telkom ADSL Router Restart.EXE, and select all the default prompts. After installation run the utility from the Start/Programs/Biometrics.co.za Telkom ADSL Router Restart menu. Enter your ADSL routers IP address, administrator user name and password. For ADSL usage data you also need to enter your Telkom ADSL user name and password.

Click the Update button and the utility will download and upload.

An Update happens every 10 minutes.

Picture: http://www.biometrics.co.za/ADSLRouterUtility.jpg

We are releasing it as shareware. Feel free to add it as a free utility on your web site. Our FTP server is ftp://ftp.biometrics.co.za and the file name is "Biometrics.co.za_Telkom_ADSL_Router_Restart.EXE". It's 3.60 MB.

Let us know what you think ...
 
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Why do you need the ADSL Router username and password, even more risky, why do you need the Telkom username and password. I'm sorry I don't trust this. There are lots of ways to overcome the dynamic IP dilemma.

[email protected]
 
David said:
No little black box needed at all, visit www.dyndns.org

If you do not come right give me a call.

Dynamic DNS works, I have my web server running of dynamic dns, cost me nothing extra.[8D]
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could you possibly give a step by step how to do this , it would be greatly appreciated
 
D-Link routers also allow for dyndns and no-ip ;) Works great, updates whenever there is an ip change without you even knowing...
 
..and another 3 year old thread gets to breathe a new life:-)
 
how do u make it work in d-link routers? mine does not work :( it saves the info but i don't see any entry in the log even..
 
krycor said:
how do u make it work in d-link routers? mine does not work :( it saves the info but i don't see any entry in the log even..
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Might want to update your firmware, i have D-Link DSL-G604T Current Firmware Version : V2.01B01T01.RU.20060320.
 
Smoothwall does it automatically - a compatible Ethernet router, an DynDNS.org account, and an old, working Pentium2 PC is all you'll need...

...and Bob's your uncle. No need to buy extra stuff, just that you sacrifice a PC...

...and Smoothwall can run a content filter to stop pr0n sites and virus downloads... not all routers can do that.
 
it is running the latest firmware.. should it show in the log?
 
i need this **** for rapidshare and megaupload , im sure some have had the same problem

but props to those who replied

edit: on a sidenote i still have no idea what i am supposed to do at these sites to get a static ip , please help... sorry a am a noob at this sort of stuff
 
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biometrics said:
Subject: Telkom ADSL Router Utility: Daily Restart, Dynamic to Static IP Address Convertor, ADSL Usage Stats

Hi,

ADSL was recently launched in South Africa and we've been using it since January. Our ISP is Telkom and in their wisdom they decided that ADSL IP addresses needs to be reset every 24 hours meaning that you can't run a web server on it.
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LOL! this has to be a April fools day joke... November. Did you know that ADSL doesnt even use TCP/IP ... its ATM based. The reset is on the ATM circuit. The Router does Ethernet over ATM. (Note the VCI/VPI in the router setups)

Besides, been running Dyndns for years! .. get some black spraypaint and I can make the router a black box.
 
DynDNS Howto

@chrismiller1985:

1. Goto http://www.dyndns.org
2. Register for an an account
3. Goto the DynDNS section on their site
4. Register a host (e.g. chrismiller.dnsalias.net)
5. Download the appropriate update client from their site for your OS.

In step 4. you can choose from a large amount of "extentions", not only 'dnsalias.net'.

I don't use Windows to make my ADSL connection so I cannot comment on the Windows clients, but as I understand it, you download one of the windows clients and install it. When you run it, you have to enter your account details that you used to register on DynDNS.org.

For Linux I use 'ddclient' - it's a perl script that I call from /etc/ppp/ip-up and it works like a charm.

Many ADSL routers also support DynDNS.org, in which case you need not download a client - just use your router's built-in client.

What it does:

When you connect, you normally get a dynamic IP from Telkom. Your computer then makes a connection to the DynDNS servers, sends them your IP (or DynDNS checks where the connection comes from) and then updates your DNS entry with the new IP.

Whenever you want to access your machine from the outside, you simply reference chrismiller.dnsalias.net (or whatever extention you chose). The external machine will do the DNS lookup, see your new IP and will be able to make a connection to your IP directly.

A word on daily resets:

Telkom resets your connection once every 24hrs so that their billing records can get updated. If your router (or Linux firewall) is quick enough, you'll get the same IP when you reconnect.

If you force the reset yourself, you get to control when the reset happens (4am in the morning for me) and thus my connection is effectively always up. The record I have for the same IP is 66 days.

--deckert
 
Deckert said:
@chrismiller1985:

1. Goto http://www.dyndns.org
2. Register for an an account
3. Goto the DynDNS section on their site
4. Register a host (e.g. chrismiller.dnsalias.net)
5. Download the appropriate update client from their site for your OS.

In step 4. you can choose from a large amount of "extentions", not only 'dnsalias.net'.

I don't use Windows to make my ADSL connection so I cannot comment on the Windows clients, but as I understand it, you download one of the windows clients and install it. When you run it, you have to enter your account details that you used to register on DynDNS.org.

For Linux I use 'ddclient' - it's a perl script that I call from /etc/ppp/ip-up and it works like a charm.

Many ADSL routers also support DynDNS.org, in which case you need not download a client - just use your router's built-in client.

What it does:

When you connect, you normally get a dynamic IP from Telkom. Your computer then makes a connection to the DynDNS servers, sends them your IP (or DynDNS checks where the connection comes from) and then updates your DNS entry with the new IP.

Whenever you want to access your machine from the outside, you simply reference chrismiller.dnsalias.net (or whatever extention you chose). The external machine will do the DNS lookup, see your new IP and will be able to make a connection to your IP directly.

A word on daily resets:

Telkom resets your connection once every 24hrs so that their billing records can get updated. If your router (or Linux firewall) is quick enough, you'll get the same IP when you reconnect.

If you force the reset yourself, you get to control when the reset happens (4am in the morning for me) and thus my connection is effectively always up. The record I have for the same IP is 66 days.

--deckert
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Thanks a whole lot for this , greatly appreciated:)
 
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