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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Keertoliver wrote:
My isp diconnects my connection every 36 hours (1,5 day). So im given a new ip. The computer running the updater doesnt shut down for long periods.
If i log on to this computer, i keep getting balloons telling me the ip was updated. So lets say it was 31 days ago i logged in, i had to click twenty times (31 days divided by 1,5 days) on a balloon from the updater telling me the ip was updated.
Could it be that the updater craches if there are to many update balloons?
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Eeandersen wrote:
When I start your Updater, I get a mesage that tells me that the security certificate is invalid. The company is UNBLOGGBAR.ORG. This is the status of the certificate: This certificate cannot be verified up to a trusted certification authority.
Can you tell me what this is about? This started with the 232 update and has continued with the 235 version. Running W2K Server edition, with all updates installed.
Thanks.
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Keertoliver wrote:
Im using the updater quite a long time now, but recently i noticed the update service stops working.
Ip updates are no longer sent. Restarting the application doesn't work, since it doesn't react (very slow). I need to restart the computer in order to make it function again.
I'm on xp sp1, using Build 233 2011-02-11 PB 451 x86
This computer is always online, never shuts down. Last update was 27 feb, 14:45, result was good.
After this date no more ip updates
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Malte wrote:
Marc, some time ago, I described that the updater on my PC takes 30-40 minutes to update, although I had selected an update interval of 5 minutes. After many unsuccessful experiments, I now decided to start all services on my XP SP3 that were set to "manual" and that did not run. Et voilà: The updater updated as is should.
So, there is probably one of these 30 services that should be set to "automatic". I checked each with a list of default settings, but they looked OK. Now, before I switch on all of these services in turn and wait 5 minutes, do you have an idea what dependencies your service has? Or maybe your servcive could take care that all required services are started?
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Eeandersen99 wrote:
I get an invalid certificate warning (not trusted site) when I start the program and it doesnt look like it is updating. I have installed the certificate many time and the report I get back is that it installed successfully, y3et the cycle repeats. Any ideas? Marcs Updater is installed on a W2K Server machine.
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Michael Kendrick wrote:
I have a problem with the software. I NEVER turn my computer off, and am always active. My ISP never seems to change the IP (I've had the same IP for at least a year). The problem is that since I never turn off the computer and my IP never changes, DNS-o-Matic isn't being updated. Every month I get an e-mail stating my account's going to be closed.
Can you build something into the program that forces an update once a week regardless of whether or not the IP changed? I can't be the only one having this issue.
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Trabiz wrote:
Works great, exept for one issue.
After recent update to 232, the console shows "last update: never" "last result: nothing"
It is, in fact, updating. Just not showing.
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Malte wrote:
Marc, let me first thank you for this great tool.
I have one problem, though: I am running the current version of the updater on XP (Build 229 2010-10-10 PB 451 x86). I have set the update interval to 5 minutes, no tray autostart, updating OpenDNS. When I switch on my DSL router (new IP address), then the PC, the updater process runs, but it takes 30-40 mins until the update actually happens. I can enforce immediate update by starting the systray process (as admin) and confirm "OK", but this is not what I want (I want my kids' sessions to be filtered through OpenDNS when they switch on their PCs).
Any help would be appreciated.
Malte
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Raboo wrote:
Hi, The latest version causes some headache.
I run windows 7 64bit. Now every time after computer boots, I get UAC(User account Control) asking me if I'm to allow this program.
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Antoni PETRAROLI wrote:
Hi,
I'm using the SSID filter, but it doesn't work : even when I'm not at home, the IP is updated...
Any idea ?
Thanks.
Happy31