Marcs Updater - Request

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.

Request created on July 3, 2011

Posted on July 3, 2011 3:19 a.m.

Connor wrote:

Hola Marc. Quick question. I am trying to use your software in conjunction with opendns as a parental filter and i was wondering if there was anyway to change the ip update to something shorter than 5 minutes. The reason i ask is that today both the computer and the router were off for some time since i unplugged them during an electrical storm and i noticed that when i rebooted my ip had changed but opendns had not been updated yet so the internet was unfiltered. I know it is only for a few minutes but kids can get up to a lot of stuff in that amount of time so i wondered if there was a way around it, thanks in advance.

Link

Posted on July 5, 2011 1:22 p.m.

Achraf52 wrote:

Do not worry, as Opendns will keep record of the history until it's claimed by a IP so it doesn't matter when you update it as long as you do not lose that address (shutdown router) from your machine .

Link

Posted on July 8, 2011 4:42 a.m.

Connor wrote:

Well, like i said the issue i am having is that when the router does get powered down i do not all retain my lease on the ip address so until the software updates 5 minutes after the computer reboots there is no filter on the internet, which is a problem.

Link

Posted on July 8, 2011 11:17 a.m.

Marc wrote:

I will add the option to check for IP changes more often. But one question: Is the computer directly connected to the router which is powered down? Normally Marcs Updater detects gateway changes, so the router going down and coming up should trigger an update if the external IP changed.

Link