[olug] DDNS

[Phil Brutsche]

jman at neonramp.com wrote:

> I am looking to turn on a DDNS server for remote DHCP clients.
> Any tips on setting up a DDNS server linux with Bill clients/client apps?

If you can you should use ISC DHCP v3 and BIND v9.

ISC DHCP v3 can send signed updates to the DNS server via PKI-ish 
mechanism called TSIG.  It'll prevent random people from changing DNS 
records.

You should also consider puting the clients in their own subzone.

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Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us