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Configuration: DynDNS Updater client with OpenDNS

Note: OpenDNS recommends that you use our client-side software to keep your dynamic IP updated for your network. The OpenDNS Updater will run in your system tray and send updates to your account whenever your IP address changes. This will help ensure that your system preferences are applied to your network at all times. Simply download the software, enter your OpenDNS username, password and network label in the required fields, and the OpenDNS Updater will do the rest.

Windows: Download Windows Client

Mac : Download Mac Client

 

DynDNS Instructions:

 

(Written against DynDNS Updater 3.1.0 build 15 on July 30, 2007)

STEP 1:

Install DynDNS Updater and choose all the default choices. After installation, do not choose to start the program. If it does start, exit the program completely. This is easily done by right clicking the checkmark icon on the taskbar and clicking on exit.

STEP 2:

Go to the location DynDNS updater was installed. This is most likely "C:Program FilesDynDNS Updater" Edit the DynDNS.ini file and add these lines:

[Options]
IsDynDNS=0
[SvcProvider]
1="dyndns.org"
2="opendns.com"

If a section already exists, for example [Options], just add the lines that are
missing.

In this same directory create another file called OpenDNS.ini with the following
contents:

[default]
withpass=1
host=updates.opendns.com
port=443
path=/nic/update
protocol=https
[requests]
hostname=%HOST%
username=%USER%
password=%PASS%
myip=%IP%
[result]
multilines=0
success=good
success=nochg
warning=abuse
warning=!yours
warning=nohost

STEP 3:

Once this is completed open the DynDNS updater program.

Follow the setup wizard until you are asked to create a group.

Name the group 'OpenDNS'.

On the following screen enter your OpenDNS username and password and click on 'Add'
Create an entry that matches your network label as shown and click 'OK'.

Note: The hostname must match the label given to your dynamic IP network and DynDNS updater requires the hostname to be a proper fully qualified domain name, hence the network label and the hostname should be something like: mynetwork.opendns.com, it does not have to be an opendns.com domain. If you have a domain name you would like to use, feel free to do so.

Once the entry is created go to the 'Options' tab. Change the Provider to
OpenDNS and point Profile to the OpenDNS.ini file created earlier.
Click 'Ok' to close all remaining setup screens and complete the configuration.

You can also use DNS-O-Matic, a new, free service from OpenDNS, gives you an easy way to distribute your dynamic IP changes to multiple services with a single update. Keep dynamic DNS hostnames and OpenDNS updated at the same time.

 

Updated: December 2, 2007