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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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matthias.wirtz

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Matthias wrote:

Hey Marc, please add selfhost.de as Service Provider also when releasing Version 2.0 thanks for developing this Software :)

christophhoell

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Christoph Hoell wrote:

Hello.

Can you add medical it services dyndns system?

It is the same like SPDNS but with dyndns.medical-it-services.de as the update path.

anonymous-1003340186

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Chris wrote:

Can you Add Medical IT to the list. It's the same like spans.de but Update Url is http://dyndns.medical-it-servi...

anonymous-667476289

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Jochen wrote:

Hi,
simple to use, a service, it seems to be good.
Unfortunately, i have no DynDNS account, i plan to use it with Strato DynDNS.
Are you planning a feature like this? Many users would be happy about this.

Jochen

anonymous-361715479

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Eblanchard wrote:

So I got the password issue fixed and the host update correct ip. Thanks. However open dns referred me to you all cause your product runs better in the background and prevents users from noticing and removing it. How do I lock it down so it cannot be killed or uninstalled?

anonymous-297836931

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Technicien wrote:

Also another idea is an option to start in service mode & without any update info...

tayiper

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tayiper wrote:

One future request/suggestion: is it possible to change the order of entries as they are displayed in the "IP Updates" window (i.e. in Marcs Updater GUI, not in the Event Viewer)? Because now they are displayed from oldest to the newest (from top to bottom), meaning that the latest one is always at the bottom and you need to scroll-down to be able to see it...

anonymous-240888150

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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.

anonymous-226968405

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JDR wrote:

I would like to see the installer updated so that it can truely be ran silently.
The /VERYSILENT and /SILENT switches work, but the Marcs Updater is still ran post install.
A way to achieve this is to have the "Run Marcs Updater" checkbox on the final page be unchecked by default.

gurs

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gurs wrote:

Just wondering if I can configure the updater so that it only sends in IP
updates when I am on my LAN at work. Theoretically, it could do this by
identifying my network FQDN, router name or router IP (which I realize
is imprecise, but still better than nothing). Is this a feature that the updater offers?