Marcs Updater
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.
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tayiper wrote:
Just an occasional feedback. :) I am writing to let you know that I am still getting that certificate related "Security Alert" in the latest 1.5.2.290 version of Marcs Updater.
It seems to me (but really this is just a "feeling", it may have been the same in the previous versions) that in this version it's appearing even a bit more regularly (each time if I restart the service and/or lunch the GUI after that).
I am not an expert at all in SSL security certificates but if I would have to guess what's the reason for this (considering two green check-marks and that one exclamation mark on the window) my guess would be that it's because of an asterisk in the name (i.e. *.marc-hoersken.de), in other words, if the "name on the security certificate" would be "updater.marc-hoersken.de" it would "match the name of the site" and this would not happen.
Anyway, thumbs-up for updating the program (fixing major bugs & little glitches) so often. Tadej P. from Slovenia
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Frank Abel wrote:
I installed Win 8 and your updater and I am wondering why it doesn't update any more. Any issues with Windows 8?
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Brendan McCoy wrote:
It won't update my IP, unless I open and close the GUI application!
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Tala Pantas wrote:
hi marc! really appreciate this program, i was looking for a way to run opendns updater as a service and this one pops right in the google search matches. hopefully a manual update button can be added as well since i am using a
mobile usb broadband
connected to a dhcp network of our isp and it will just give a "%1" error the first time it runs and wait 5 mins to run the ip update again. only after 5 mins will my ip get updated and 3 mins for opendns to push the content filtering rules all over. perhaps you can just add a sleep interval of like 5 to 10 sec from the time it detects an active internet connection until it could push the ip address a dhcp server has assigned to a network adapter? all in all it completely replaced my opendns updater and im a completely happy user right now! haha
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tayiper wrote:
Hello Marc after some time... Just as a "by the way", that "SSL certificate" issue still exists; in fact it has existed in all the versions of Marcs Updater released after the one release for which you said (in the description of changes/fixes) that you've fixed it. It doesn't bother me much at all (therefore I hesitated so long to even mention this), but just so that you know... It's the very same thing: two green check-marks and one yellow exclamation mark (and you need to press Yes). Of course, this happens only if you start/close the service and/or tray component often (as I am used to). So again, for most users it's probably not even a bit annoying (and again, ss mentioned, it doesn't bother me too). Best regards, Tadej from Slovenia
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Jsdwight wrote:
The Updater ran fine on my old system, but my new one has dual NIC's and the updater is trying to use the wrong one. Tried adding the correct gateway to the filter, but didn't change anything.
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Ckj2890 wrote:
Hello! I love the program's feature to filter SSID's. That's why I have chosen to use your program. I have a question though... why have I begun receiving this message? And what can I do to correct it?
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Konrad Bauckmeier wrote:
Hallo Marc, Danke für dein Programm!
Gibt es irgendwo die Vorgängerversion zu laden? Nach dem Umstieg auf die 1.5.1.278 (ich habe die neue Version manuell über die alte installiert) funktioniert die automatische Aktualisierung bei mir nicht mehr (Zugang läuft über einen Router). Ich habe das Programm auch schon deinstalliert und wieder neu installiert, leider keine Besserung.
Die Umgebungsvariable loglevel habe ich auf 7 gestellt und den Dienst neu gestartet, ich konnte aber keine Verzeichnis Marcs Updater in %PROGRAMDATA% finden. Ich nutze Win2k8R2.
Was könnte ich noch testen?
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Jan wrote:
Ich habe immer wieder das Problem, dass nach dem Neueinwählen meiner UMTS-Verbindung die Software nicht erkennt, dass ich eine neue IP habe. Die Diagnose gibt zwar die richtige neue IP in allen 3 Zeilen aus, aber der Eintrag beim DNS-Provider ist noch alt. Eine "Force Update" Funktion wäre dringend wünschenswert.
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tayiper wrote:
This window pop-ups every now and then.