Re: Dynamic DNS update with m0n0wall behind router
Maxim Khitrov <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.security.firewalls.m0n0wall |
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On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:26 AM, Lee Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/07/2010 08:59 PM, Maxim Khitrov wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> Two questions about the behavior of RFC 2136 Dynamic DNS updates: >> >> 1. Does m0n0wall use the WAN interface address when sending the >> update, or does it perform a check of the WAN IP using some external >> service? >> >> 2. Are updates sent on a regular schedule or only when the WAN >> interface address changes? >> >> My m0n0wall gateway is located behind the ISP's router (Verizon FiOS). >> It's a DMZ host, the second router just provides the physical >> connection to the coax cable, but the m0n0wall WAN interface still >> receives a local 192.168.100.x/24 IP. As far as I know, there is no >> way for the m0n0wall to get a public IP assigned to the WAN interface. > > The system in m0n0wall will not work for you as it is based on the WAN IP, > and updates when it changes. You will need one of the clients on an > internal system that pulls the outside IP. > > Lee Understood, thanks. - Max