A hardware solution for Dynamic DNS service...

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:31 pm

Those of you, like me, using a Dynamic DNS service like DYNU.com for Direct Connect or because you're running an FTP, Linksys has a router that does it in hardware without having to run an app on your computer.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductde ... 010&DEPA=0

LINKSYS Wireless G 54Mbps Broadband Router, Model WRT54G Supports Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS). You can use DynDNS.org with it which is a free service.

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:47 pm

very cool

Kutulu · Post by **Kutulu** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:45 am

You can pick up a Dell POS (I run a 166 P!! with 32MB) on ebay for $40 bucks and run SmoothWall also.

It's a Linux based software firewall that supports DDNS also. It's compatable with [url]http://www.dyndns.org,[/url]
[url]http://www.no-ip.com,[/url] [url]http://www.hn.org,[/url] http://www.dhs.org and http://www.dyns.cx.

Check it out....http://www.smoothwall.org

5 min install... 5 min configure...

Well worth it if you have the extra PC lying around!

DoPeY5007 · Post by **DoPeY5007** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 12:58 pm

Built into the router is nice...

My old dual line router has that feature, and I was even able to set up dynu in it

For now I will stick with my old Linksys, but when I need the G speeds I think I will pick this on up

DoPeY5007 · Post by **DoPeY5007** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 12:59 pm

Originally posted by Kutulu

Well worth it if you have the extra PC lying around!

yes and no

the power cost is far less on a router then a PC

and the PC has a hard drive that could fail after time

Kutulu · Post by **Kutulu** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:29 pm

Yes and no...

The difference in power is pennies per month

Originally posted by DoPeY5007
My old dual line router has that feature, .....

Keep in mind.... this is all opinion and not meant to get anyone upset....

Router with a feature.... Don't get me wrong... although it is convienient to have a firewall feature set in a broadband router with a built in four port switch that has NIDS that will cook you breakfast yada yada yada, once a vulnerability comes out you have to address everything at once by bringing it down or worse the whole thing blows up and everything is down.

Kinda like the office scanner/printers/fax systems. When the printer goes down, which it always seems to do, your out the whole unit til it's fixed.

Me personally... I like to split out my equipment and have the thing do what it's meant to do... my router routes... my firewall protects... my wi-fi access point is just that...an access point... my switch is just a switch.... If my router dies, my LAN is still up... if my LAN dies, my DMZ is still crankin through my firewall which is crankin through my router.

Although most of our SOHO's can't afford any redunancy in our setup's, I still like to seperate the 'single points of success' as much as possible.

Just MHO.

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:47 pm

I noticed a similar item in a friend's Linksys router setup and thought it was interesting. I am planning on getting a nice Linksys wireless router soon and might spring for that one (not really springing, I want a G router ad Linksys only has so many G routers). I'm using a D-Link router that is severly limiting my upload over the WAN port. It maxes out at like 400KB/sec and when transferring to my roommate it should be 7MB/sec (ethernet between rooms).

canton_kid · Post by **canton_kid** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:33 pm

LINKSYS Wireless G 54Mbps Broadband Router, Model WRT54G Supports Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS). You can use DynDNS.org with it which is a free service.

That's the one I bought when I was playing around with wireless internet at the office. Very nice, I really liked it.
Got it at home now, just used as a router and just a router at the office. Gonna play with the antennas here for range, but I didn't need wireless at the office (cat5) and they were runing an open wireless system and I did not want the voneerabilities on my work boxes.

I never looked at DynDNS.org , geuss i should check it out, might be somehting I could use too.

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:45 pm

I thought this was already a basic feature in most routers, at least all I have ever seen? I'm still using a Netgear RT311 and it has it.

I use dyndns.org.

The_Frapster · Post by **The_Frapster** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 1:45 am

No actually it isn't. I know mine doesn't. I just bought a new router(new to me) and I will have to check it out and see if it does or not. I think it would be a little more benefical then having yet another proggie sitting on the taskbar or background running....no matter how small or cpu unintensive it is.

DoPeY5007 · Post by **DoPeY5007** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 1:56 am

older modles don't

it comes on most of the newer