DynIP(sm) Client V3.00 DynIP, a division of CanWeb Internet Services Ltd. Introduction ============= 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. Now, you can register your own personal Internet Name that constantly refers to your dynamic IP address, anywhere in the world! Your Internet Name becomes integrated into the existing Domain Name System (DNS) on the Internet within seconds of your name registration! People can refer to your machine by means of a simple static Internet name, allowing you to make your own unix servers available to the public by publishing your Internet name. You never again have to post your dynamic IP address to a web page, or run a silly finger server informing others of your current IP address. All you need to do is run a very small client program when you connect to the Internet and for the duration of your connec- tion. It's that simple. Try it free for 30 days! Current Pricing =============== Current Pricing for DynIP Services are available from our Web Site at http://www.dynip.com. Corporate pricing and custom service quote requests can be send by email to sales@dynip.com. * Information for Corporate Customers DynIP also has corporate licensing plans available for larger users. Please contact us at sales@dynip.com for details. Installation ============ You must first build the DynIP registration program -dynipadmin, and the actual DynIP client program -dynipclient before you can register and use your name. After extracting the files from the archive, issue the 'Configure' command from the shell prompt, then 'make install man'. See the INSTALL file for more details. Operation ========= After the two programs have been built, you can register your personal Internet name using the dynipadmin program. To register your Internet name, the following minimum parameters are required: dynipadmin -r For example, csh> ./dynipadmin -r Foo Bar foobar@myisp.com foobar DynIP(sm) Domain Administration Client V3.00 DynIP, a division of CanWeb Internet Services Ltd. Copyright (C) 1997-1998, All Rights Reserved. This program may be freely copied and distributed. NO WARRANTY of any kind; see man pages for additional details. Registering domain 'foobar' Registration key XXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXX Resolving host 'discovery.dynip.com'...Done. Connecting to discovery.dynip.com (204.225.44.10)...Connected. Negotiating protocol...Handshake OK Response received; closing Your domain has been registered You are now known to the Internet as 'foobar.dynip.com' You can now run the dynipclient program by typing the following command: csh> ./dynipclient csh> Your Internet name has now been activated and any DNS lookups on the domain name 'foobar.dynip.com' will automatically be resolved to your current IP address. In order to ensure that your Internet name is always associated with your current IP address, you *MUST* run the dynipclient program every time that you connect to the Internet. The easiest is to include the dynipclient program as part of your PPP login script. When you want to disconnect from the Internet, you need to run the dynipclient program with the -k option *before* you physically disconnect from your ISP. You can also issue the following command to accomplish the same: kill -HUP `cat dynipclient.pid` or dynipclient -k Registration Key ================ The very first time that you register an Internet name, you will be assigned a unique registration key. This key is your ``pass- word'' that activates your Internet name. If you re-install the DynIP client software, or change to another operating system, make sure that you always transfer your registration key. This ensures that you always have access to your registered Internet. You can set the registration key in the dynip.cfg file by means of the '-s' option in the dynipadmin program, but normally you do not need to set this. Man Pages ========= To install the man pages, run 'make man' from the shell prompt or, copy dynipadmin.1 and dynipclient.1 to your '/usr/lo- cal/man/man1' or '/usr/man/man1' directory. You will need to run as root in order to make the man pages. Mailing List ============ We have setup a mailing list for DynIP client users. You can sub- scribe by sending mail to: majordomo@canweb.ca with the text 'subscribe dynipusers' in the *body* of the message. The subject field is ignored. You can then send your questions to 'dynipusers@canweb.ca'. When sending your questions to the list, please include in your subject the operating system you are using the DynIP client with. This allows people to easily ``filter'' messages based on the op- erating system. For example, From: someuser@somewhere.com To: dynipusers@canweb.ca Subject: WIN95: How do I move the clock window? * your message * --- More Information ================ For more information see the man pages for dynipadmin and dynipclient or visit our web site at http://www.dynip.com. Feedback ======== If you are planning on porting the DynIP client to an, as of yet, unsupported operating system, please let us know at support@dynip.com so that we can keep track of porting efforts and avoid duplication of efforts. - README DynIP Client (Unix) v3.00 May, 1998