From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 00:02:03 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 642 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Thursday 19 June 2003 Number 642 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: DDNS and Modem Internet : Chris_neeson 2 Re: DDNS and Modem Internet : Ed Durrant 3 Re: DDNS and Modem Internet : Mike O'Connor" 4 Re: DDNS and Modem Internet : Mike O'Connor" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 06:41:55 -0400 From: Chris_neeson Subject: Re: DDNS and Modem Internet Well, Mike ( and other inetested persons? ) a DNS of 0.0.0.0 didn't me any joy ( in Die-allOtherInternetProviders, I don't have an enJoyment Dialler ). I have an increasingly worried suspicion that to get DDNS working on a modem only machine ( no LAN ) I might have to use the 'best' version of the IAK which came out with Warp 3 ( good as the later TCPIP bundle is, it came as part of Warp Connect and later that was basically aimed at corporates - all LANs - not the brave/foolhardy/desperate SOHO ) Regards Chris ------------ Mike replied ------------------ Hi Chris, Have you tried it by just setting the DNS address in the dialler [or Injoy] to 0.0.0.0? -- Regards, Mike -------------- Chris origianlly asked ------------------ >I asked a question at the Melb OS2 sig on Tue 27th May, >about using DDNS diallup from OS2 DOIP. > >The suggestion was to use the TCPIP Configuration >Notebook to activate DHCP/DDNS. > >Naturally, it ain't that simple. > >As far as I can make out, >the interface for a serial Comms port would be 'sln'. > >The TCP/IP Config Notebook is for LANs, >so no 'sln's appear in the interface list. > >You can't activate DHCP/DDNS for the loopback interface, >and I've tried activating them for LAN INTERFACE 0 >( but, since there is no LAN card, DHCP self terminates at startup ). > >Any suggestions? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 21:00:39 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: DDNS and Modem Internet I always used the InJoy dialer when I was still on POTS (Plain Old Telephone System). Have you tried the Injoy dialer ?? (download from //www.fx.dk) Cheers/2 Ed. Chris_neeson wrote: > Well, Mike ( and other inetested persons? ) > a DNS of 0.0.0.0 didn't me any joy > ( in Die-allOtherInternetProviders, > I don't have an enJoyment Dialler ). > > I have an increasingly worried suspicion that to get > DDNS working on a modem only machine ( no LAN ) > I might have to use the 'best' version of the IAK which > came out with Warp 3 > ( good as the later TCPIP bundle is, it came as part of > Warp Connect and later that was basically aimed at corporates > - all LANs - not the brave/foolhardy/desperate SOHO ) > > Regards > Chris > > ------------ Mike replied ------------------ > > Hi Chris, > Have you tried it by just setting the DNS address in the dialler [or > Injoy] to 0.0.0.0? > > -- > Regards, > Mike > > -------------- Chris origianlly asked ------------------ > > >I asked a question at the Melb OS2 sig on Tue 27th May, > >about using DDNS diallup from OS2 DOIP. > > > >The suggestion was to use the TCPIP Configuration > >Notebook to activate DHCP/DDNS. > > > >Naturally, it ain't that simple. > > > >As far as I can make out, > >the interface for a serial Comms port would be 'sln'. > > > >The TCP/IP Config Notebook is for LANs, > >so no 'sln's appear in the interface list. > > > >You can't activate DHCP/DDNS for the loopback interface, > >and I've tried activating them for LAN INTERFACE 0 > >( but, since there is no LAN card, DHCP self terminates at startup ). > > > >Any suggestions? > > =========================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 22:48:29 +1000 From: "Mike O'Connor" Subject: Re: DDNS and Modem Internet Ed Durrant wrote: >I always used the InJoy dialer when I was still on POTS (Plain Old Telephone System). >Have you tried the Injoy dialer ?? (download from //www.fx.dk) > >Cheers/2 > >Ed. > >Chris_neeson wrote: > >>Well, Mike ( and other inetested persons? ) >>a DNS of 0.0.0.0 didn't me any joy >>( in Die-allOtherInternetProviders, >> I don't have an enJoyment Dialler ). >> >>I have an increasingly worried suspicion that to get >>DDNS working on a modem only machine ( no LAN ) >>I might have to use the 'best' version of the IAK which >>came out with Warp 3 >>( good as the later TCPIP bundle is, it came as part of >> Warp Connect and later that was basically aimed at corporates >> - all LANs - not the brave/foolhardy/desperate SOHO ) >> >>Regards >>Chris >> >>------------ Mike replied ------------------ >> >>Hi Chris, >>Have you tried it by just setting the DNS address in the dialler [or >>Injoy] to 0.0.0.0? >> >>-- >>Regards, >>Mike >> >>-------------- Chris origianlly asked ------------------ >> >>>I asked a question at the Melb OS2 sig on Tue 27th May, >>>about using DDNS diallup from OS2 DOIP. >>> >>>The suggestion was to use the TCPIP Configuration >>>Notebook to activate DHCP/DDNS. >>> >>>Naturally, it ain't that simple. >>> >>>As far as I can make out, >>>the interface for a serial Comms port would be 'sln'. >>> >>>The TCP/IP Config Notebook is for LANs, >>>so no 'sln's appear in the interface list. >>> >>>You can't activate DHCP/DDNS for the loopback interface, >>>and I've tried activating them for LAN INTERFACE 0 >>>( but, since there is no LAN card, DHCP self terminates at startup ). >>> >>>Any suggestions? >>> >>> Hi Chris, As Ed said, get Injoy - you'll never regret it. Leaves everything else [except ISDNPM] for dead! Way to go. Regards, Mike ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 22:54:34 +1000 From: "Mike O'Connor" Subject: Re: DDNS and Modem Internet Chris_neeson wrote: >Well, Mike ( and other inetested persons? ) >a DNS of 0.0.0.0 didn't me any joy >( in Die-allOtherInternetProviders, > I don't have an enJoyment Dialler ). > >I have an increasingly worried suspicion that to get >DDNS working on a modem only machine ( no LAN ) >I might have to use the 'best' version of the IAK which >came out with Warp 3 >( good as the later TCPIP bundle is, it came as part of > Warp Connect and later that was basically aimed at corporates > - all LANs - not the brave/foolhardy/desperate SOHO ) > >Regards >Chris > > >------------ Mike replied ------------------ > >Hi Chris, >Have you tried it by just setting the DNS address in the dialler [or >Injoy] to 0.0.0.0? > Hi Chris, The IAK also came with Warp 3 Connect - but the suggestion from IBM was to use the full version also included. Injoy is a better bet. Doesn't really matter whether you have a LAN, unless you're using TCP/IP as the LAN directly - e.g. FTP/TELNET etc., locally. Regards, Mike [working backwards through his mail backlog] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------