Marcs Updater - Discussion

There have been some reports about issues with the Updater not updating anymore. Please try the latest beta version and switch to another IP Check provider instead of the previous default dnsomatic.com. For some reason they are rate-limiting the number of requests to their service. The new IP Check provider selection allows you to choose another provider in such cases. You can test the functionality with the new "Test" panel.

If you want to add a custom provider to the unstable testing version, store a JSON file like the following under %PROGRAMDATA%\Marcs Updater\ServiceProviders\dyndns.json:

{
    "name": "DynDNS.org (Test)",
    "endpoint": "https://members.dyndns.org/nic/update",
    "method": "GET",
    "queryString": "hostname={HOSTNAME}&myip={MYIP}",
    "dataPayload": "",
    "defaults": {
        "username": "test",
        "password": "test",
        "hostname": "test1.customtest.dyndns.org"
    }
}

Supported query and payload tags are {USERNAME}, {PASSWORD}, {HOSTNAME} and {MYIP}. Restart the background service and foreground application to apply any changes.

Discussion created on Aug. 29, 2011

Posted on Aug. 29, 2011 6:52 p.m.

Delibert_Leomitted wrote:

So I connect using VPN HideMyAss, and connect through a server in Georgia, which changes my IP address to an IP address in Atlanta.

I crank up Marcs Updater, and it automatically updates DynDNS and OpenDNS that I am in Atlanta, on my new VPN IP address.

I visit the OpenDNS site and it says "Congratulations, you're using OpenDNS"
I type in my DynDNS domain address and I access my webcam server on my computer at home, even though the world assumes me to be in Atlanta..

How cool is that? So how come nobody at OpenDNS is ambitious enough to set up and run this little experiment and tell us all how wonderfully portable OpenDNS can be, even on a VPN? Duh!

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