Barry Another possibility, perhaps not something that you would consider. With a cable internet service it seems that your IP rarely changes. So you update your DNS manually, and you set up decent monitoring so that you will know quickly when the IP changes. And it is free! But clearly if you had paying customers you would reconsider, and shell out for a static IP. Cheers -- Rick On January 7, 2020 3:31:44 PM EST, Barry McLarnon <bm [ at ] topazdesigns [ dot ] com> wrote: >Someone asked me to summarize, so here goes... There were three >suggestions for free DDNS services: > >freedns (https://freedns.afraid.org/) > >No-IP (https://noip.com/) > >opendns (https://info.umbrella.com/) > >A constraint that I didn't mention previously is that the DDNS client I > >want to use is embedded in a router (which is in turn embedded in my >cable modem), so I'm limited to services supported by that device. The > >first two listed above are supported, but the last one is not. > >The freedns service looked promising, until I noticed the fatal flaw: >to >get the free service, you must agree to share your domain and allow >others to create subdomains from it. That's a definite showstopper. >To >eliminate that limitation, you must sign up for a service that costs >$60/year (presumably $US), which is way too steep for the service >provided. > >The No-IP free offering doesn't work for me either... it turns out that > >it only applies if you use one of their domains (e.g., >yourhostname.no-ip.com). If you bring your own domain, it will cost >$30/year. > >There are some other providers supported by my router firmware, so I'm >starting to check them out, but I fear that they all have gotchas of >some sort. Fortunately, I still have a few months before my current >DDNS >provider pulls the plug, so I have some time to mull things over. > >Barry > >On 2020-01-06 9:53 a.m., Barry McLarnon wrote: >> Thanks for your responses - I'll check out those options. >> >> Barry >> >-- >Barry McLarnon Ottawa, ON > > >To unsubscribe send a blank message to >linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org >To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org >To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org -- Sorry for being brief. Alternate email is rickleir at yahoo dot com