Wednesday, May 25, 2011

using DynDNS with AWS

So, let's say you have an AWS instance that you don't run all the time, and you get a new IP each time you run it.

Sign up for an account on DynDNS and install the ddclient on your instance.
ddclient.conf example

syslog=yes # log update msgs to syslog
mail=root # mail all msgs to root
mail-failure=root # mail failed update msgs to root
pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid # record PID in file.
ssl=yes # use ssl-support. Works with
login=dyndnsusername
password=dyndnspassword
protocol=dyndns2
server=members.dyndns.org
dyndnshostname.dyndnsdomain.dyndnstld, anotherdyndnshostname.dyndnsdomain.dyndnstld
use=web
web=checkip.dyndns.org

now each time you start the service, you can go to the dyndns account instead of trying to figure out the new IP address/dns

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Can not mark 'xubuntu-desktop' for upgrade

upgrading Ubuntu 10.10 maverick to 11.04 narwhal. so I went into synaptic and uninstalled xubuntu-desktop and got on with life.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Vipre no wireless?

working on a client's computer that sbamtray.exe when loaded at startup prevented wireless networks from being seen. msconfig clear check by it ...

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