dynipclient(1)                                     dynipclient(1)


NAME
       dynipclient - DynIP Client

SYNOPSIS
       dynipclient [-k] [-n] [-f <configuration file>]

DESCRIPTION
       DynIP(sm)  is  a Dynamic IP Management System which allows
       internet hosts with dynamic IP addresses, such as  dial-up
       users,  to  have a permanent static Internet Name.  dynip-
       client informs the DynIP server of your current dynamic IP
       address  and  activates  your registered Internet Name. In
       order to use the dynipclient program you must first regis-
       ter  a  valid  Internet Name using the dynipadmin Internet
       Name  Administration  Program.  The  dynipclient   program
       silently  runs  in the background and periodically sends a
       keep alive packet to the DynIP server. When  you  want  to
       disconnect from the Internet, you must run the dynipclient
       program with the -k option. This informs the DynIP  server
       that you are disconnecting from the Internet and that your
       current IP address for your Internet  Name  is  no  longer
       valid. It also causes the dynipclient program that is run-
       ning in the background to terminate.

   OPTIONS
       -n     Do not print any error or warning messages  to  the
              tty,  but  continue  to  log them in the system log
              (SYSLOG).

       -k     Terminate the dynipclient program that  is  running
              in  the background and inform the DynIP server that
              we are disconnecting from the Internet.

       -f     Specify an alternate location for the configuration
              file. This parameter must be followed by a complete
path specification, including the filename.

FILES
       dynipclient.pid
              The process ID of  the  dynipclient  program  while
              running  in  the background. The default  directory
              can be modified by adding the  entry  'ClientPIDdi-
              rectory="/newdirectory"'  to the dynip.cfg file. If
              you leave this entry blank, no process ID  file  is
              written.

       dynip.cfg The DynIP Client configuration file

NOTES
       You do not need to run the dynipclient program if you have
       registered an Internet Name that points  to  a  static  IP
       address (i.e., when the ``ip address'' parameter was spec-
       ified on the dynipadmin command-line).


SEE ALSO
       dynipadmin(1)

AUTHOR
       www.dynip.com
       DynIP, a division of CanWeb Internet Services Ltd.