Comments for diginc http://diginc.us \'dij-iŋk\ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:32:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Using IPTables with Dynamic IP hostnames like dyndns.org by Ted Heise http://diginc.us/linux/2010/using-iptables-with-dynamic-ip-hostnames-like-dyndns-org/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Ted Heise Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:32:09 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=172#comment-705 Thanks for the clarification, but I think I'm still missing something. How does the computer dyndns program get the new IP to report it to DynDNS--and if it's already got it somehow, why is the host command even needed? I agree the new IP would have to be reported to DynDNS before it could be obtained from the DNS servers, but not seeing how that first step occurs. Sorry to be dense. Thanks for the clarification, but I think I’m still missing something. How does the computer dyndns program get the new IP to report it to DynDNS–and if it’s already got it somehow, why is the host command even needed? I agree the new IP would have to be reported to DynDNS before it could be obtained from the DNS servers, but not seeing how that first step occurs. Sorry to be dense.

]]> Comment on Using IPTables with Dynamic IP hostnames like dyndns.org by diginc http://diginc.us/linux/2010/using-iptables-with-dynamic-ip-hostnames-like-dyndns-org/comment-page-1/#comment-704 diginc Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:11:37 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=172#comment-704 In my experience ISPs using DHCP won't need any reconfiguration to assign you a new IP. The way it works is you pull a DHCP lease for an IP from the ISP and that lease lasts some amount of time. For example say 2 days, and after the 2 days is up that IP will be up for grabs again for anyone to take - unless you keep renewing your lease of the IP. Eventually you loose power or something and the IP isn't renewed and you're instead assigned a new IP. When this happens your DynDNS router programming or computer dyndns program reports the new IP and dyndns updates their records. Then a remote server (or multiple servers) running this script would see that the host/dns entry for your dyndns has changed and automatically restarts the firewall in order to pull in the latest DNS to IP translation for your dyndns address. In my experience ISPs using DHCP won’t need any reconfiguration to assign you a new IP. The way it works is you pull a DHCP lease for an IP from the ISP and that lease lasts some amount of time. For example say 2 days, and after the 2 days is up that IP will be up for grabs again for anyone to take – unless you keep renewing your lease of the IP. Eventually you loose power or something and the IP isn’t renewed and you’re instead assigned a new IP. When this happens your DynDNS router programming or computer dyndns program reports the new IP and dyndns updates their records. Then a remote server (or multiple servers) running this script would see that the host/dns entry for your dyndns has changed and automatically restarts the firewall in order to pull in the latest DNS to IP translation for your dyndns address.

]]> Comment on Using IPTables with Dynamic IP hostnames like dyndns.org by Ted Heise http://diginc.us/linux/2010/using-iptables-with-dynamic-ip-hostnames-like-dyndns-org/comment-page-1/#comment-703 Ted Heise Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:56:38 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=172#comment-703 I'm no doubt missing something, but doesn't the use of host imply that the IP change has to have made its way to the name servers? If my ISP changes my IP, my server will not be able to access external DNS until the firewall is reconfigured. Can somebody clue me in on what I'm missing? I’m no doubt missing something, but doesn’t the use of host imply that the IP change has to have made its way to the name servers? If my ISP changes my IP, my server will not be able to access external DNS until the firewall is reconfigured. Can somebody clue me in on what I’m missing?

]]> Comment on Synchronize save games between windows computers. Cloud save games with Dropbox. [Minecraft/Dragon Age] by diginc http://diginc.us/microsoft/2011/synchronize-save-games-between-windows-computers-cloud-save-games-with-dropbox-minecraftdragon-age/comment-page-1/#comment-701 diginc Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:55:06 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=226#comment-701 You need to go to the location of the original folder in windows folder and rename it to something else. You need to go to the location of the original folder in windows folder and rename it to something else.

]]> Comment on Synchronize save games between windows computers. Cloud save games with Dropbox. [Minecraft/Dragon Age] by Justin http://diginc.us/microsoft/2011/synchronize-save-games-between-windows-computers-cloud-save-games-with-dropbox-minecraftdragon-age/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Justin Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:38 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=226#comment-700 Hello, I just discovered this amazing work around for cloud saves on your blog, but I keep getting a "Cannot create a file when that file already exists" problem and it is frustrating me. If you still check this blog, which I hope you do! Please e-mail me if you know how to fix this. Thank You Hello, I just discovered this amazing work around for cloud saves on your blog, but I keep getting a “Cannot create a file when that file already exists” problem and it is frustrating me. If you still check this blog, which I hope you do! Please e-mail me if you know how to fix this. Thank You

]]> Comment on Autostart a Virtualbox VM in Windows 7 the Easy Way by diginc http://diginc.us/microsoft/2011/autostart-a-virtualbox-vm-in-windows-7-the-easy-way/comment-page-1/#comment-699 diginc Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:31:11 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=235#comment-699 Any version should work. There are no premium/pro/ultimate features used in this setup. Any version should work. There are no premium/pro/ultimate features used in this setup.

]]> Comment on Autostart a Virtualbox VM in Windows 7 the Easy Way by scott http://diginc.us/microsoft/2011/autostart-a-virtualbox-vm-in-windows-7-the-easy-way/comment-page-1/#comment-698 scott Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:25:53 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=235#comment-698 Which version of Windows 7 (Home Premium, Pro, Ultimate) would you recommend for this? Which version of Windows 7 (Home Premium, Pro, Ultimate) would you recommend for this?

]]> Comment on My linux Quake 3 dedicated server setup notes (Ubuntu 9.04 server) by diginc http://diginc.us/linux/2009/my-linux-quake-3-dedicated-server-setup-notes-ubuntu-9-04-server/comment-page-1/#comment-639 diginc Thu, 19 May 2011 05:48:16 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=93#comment-639 linode linode

]]> Comment on Using IPTables with Dynamic IP hostnames like dyndns.org by diginc http://diginc.us/linux/2010/using-iptables-with-dynamic-ip-hostnames-like-dyndns-org/comment-page-1/#comment-638 diginc Wed, 18 May 2011 20:25:32 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=172#comment-638 Nice work. What flavor of linux are you running? If you didn't have an iptables init.d script, that might have been the problem. does /etc/init.d/iptables exist? I see you've already come up with a work around though - I went ahead and edited the articles to add a note about the iptables reload command being Red Hat based and needing to probably be modified for other system types. Nice work.

What flavor of linux are you running? If you didn’t have an iptables init.d script, that might have been the problem. does /etc/init.d/iptables exist?
I see you’ve already come up with a work around though – I went ahead and edited the articles to add a note about the iptables reload command being Red Hat based and needing to probably be modified for other system types.

]]> Comment on Synchronize save games between windows computers. Cloud save games with Dropbox. [Minecraft/Dragon Age] by diginc http://diginc.us/microsoft/2011/synchronize-save-games-between-windows-computers-cloud-save-games-with-dropbox-minecraftdragon-age/comment-page-1/#comment-637 diginc Wed, 18 May 2011 20:21:42 +0000 http://diginc.us/?p=226#comment-637 Thanks! I have user access control disabled on my systems so I totally forgot that could be an issue. Thanks! I have user access control disabled on my systems so I totally forgot that could be an issue.

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