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    Hostname in "Custom" DynDNS client service type

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      MacGyves
      last edited by

      Hi,

      my DynDNS provider (STRATO) requires a hostname-parameter to be set in the update-request.

      Since I couldn't find any field for specifying the hostname on the DynDNS-client configuration site for a custom service, I added it manually to the Update-URL.

      Like that, it is possible to update the IP for my domain.

      Though, pfsense does not know, which hostname is actually updated. As a consequence, the column "hostname" in the Dynamic DNS client overview site stays empty and I cannot choose "DynDNS: …" as Host Name Resolution when trying to export my OpenVPN configuration (VPN>OpenVPN>ClientExport).
      In fact, I get the error "You need to specify an IP or hostname. Failed to export config files!" when clicking on any of the export-formats (e.g. android).

      As a temporary solution I choose "other" as the "Host Name Resolution" and wrote my domain name.

      What I actually expected is, that the hostname is directly recognized/configurable by the Dynamic DNS client for a custom DynDNS service and can then be choosen easily in the Host Name Resolution field as DynDNS: <domainname>.

      Is this a topic for a bug report? Or is it possible to include STRATO as a DynDNS service type in the future? Or maybe add a hostname-field for the custom service type?

      Thanks in advance.</domainname>

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        Auric
        last edited by

        Got the same with SPDNS hasn't change since and is still in the 2.2 RC  :'(

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          cmb
          last edited by

          The hostname goes in the update URL with custom entries. For strato specifically, it looks like it should be:

          http://dyndns.strato.com/nic/update/?hostname=myhost.example.com

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            Red Boll
            last edited by

            @cmb:

            The hostname goes in the update URL with custom entries. For strato specifically, it looks like it should be:

            http://dyndns.strato.com/nic/update/?hostname=myhost.example.com

            Old topic, i know. :O

            As far as I can see this worked for me (pfSense Version 2.4.2-RELEASE-p1 (amd64) )

            Thanks!

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