Dyndns compatible wireless router?

[swoods140]

Since the addition of my IPad I very seldom turn on my home computer which leads me to find a compatible Dyndns router. I have seen the compatible devices on their website but was wondering if anyone has experience/preference with one over the other?

 

[Deleted member 143833]

You may be hard pressed to find a router that doesn't support DynDns; I can't think of 1 that doesn't support it but certainly all the major brands will have support. I've used LinkSys, D-Link and 1 or 2 others that slip my mind; they all had it.

 

[swoods140]

I'm looking at the Linksys E4200
Maximum Performance Wireless-N Router but can find no indication that the software is built in since my computer is of most of the time.

 

[RussM]

+1 to what Ken said... most SOHO routers have support for DDNS today. The notable exceptions are certain POS models provided by certain telephone companies for their Internet and TV services.

I know for a fact that the E4200 has DynDNS support.. I just helped a fellow RC'er configure his last week. A nice router it is.

 

[swoods140]

Thanks for the help guys...your knowledge is priceless!!!

 

[schwaggs]

Just FYI, the DLink dyndns client is garbage. If accessing the dyndns service fails for any reason, instead of re-tying some time later, it disables the automatic update function. Worthless IME as network glitches end up disabling the client almost immediately.

 

[swoods140]

The more I get into this the more it looks like Cox is going to get an extra $20 a month for a static IP
Thanks!

 

[RussM]

I have Cox, have been using the same tired old Netgear router with DDNS for years, my public IP address has changed about once a year on average. I'd give DDNS a try for awhile before I give Cox more money than they already (over)charge.

 

[aquamanic]

Hey Russ - what do you really think about Cox??

 

[swoods140]

I think you might be right! I too have an older Netgear router which I found out today after getting into the settings page does support DDNS to my surprise. I'm upgrading from a 120g to a deep dimension 250g with the addition of the Apex so I'll try the dynamic route for now and spend my time programming and worry about emails and such after it's programed.

It's nice to have a forum like this which understands my sick habits!

Thanks

 

[RussM]

Hey Russ - what do you really think about Cox??

I actually am quite pleased with Cox... except for the $240/month bill, and their shenanigans with DNS.

 

[tmgrash]

I have a unicom router. Probably no one has ever heard of this router, its not even listed on the list of hundreds of obscure routers list DynDns has. But, it works just fine with DynDns. Took a lot of googling to figure out how to foward the ports and such for this router.

Btw the alarm company installed this router, no idea where they got it.

 

[Oblivionis]

Do the UVerse routers support DynDNS?

 

[RussM]

Do the UVerse routers support DynDNS?

No. You have to use a software updater or another device. Some network cameras, for example can also do DDNS.

 

[Oblivionis]

Alright, one more question. I have a couple of routers laying around. If I connected one of them between the UVerse device and the Apex would that work? Or would the two routers get in each other's way?

 

[RussM]

Daisy-chaining routers can be a real PITA. There are multiple ways of doing so, some better than others, depending on the exact hardware involved.

The best way is to put the 2Wire into bridge mode (basically turning off all router & firewall functions and making it into a simple DSL modem. But it can be quite tricky, and you can easily render the 2Wire nonfunctional. Another option is to use the DMZ mode of the 2Wire and just have it pass all traffic to the inner router. This is relatively easy to do, but this will break the DDNS updater function in some routers.

Why are you considering this? To have a spare router act as the DDNS client? Knowing your motivation will help me make a better recommendation.

 

[Oblivionis]

Yes, to have a router that runs the DynDNS client so my laptop doesn't have to be on all the time. I've also ran out of places to plug my network devices into so this would save me from buying a network switch.

 

[RussM]

If you split connected end nodes between the two routers, you will have major issues if devices need to communicate with each other because you would have 2 separate and firewalled network subnets. Music sharing, file sharing, printing to a network printer, etc. will all be adversely affected. If you do opt to daisy-chain routers, the only thing that should be plugged into the 2Wires LAN ports is the other router. Spring for a $20 4-port switch if you must... you can even get a 8-port switch for under $50.

 

[Oblivionis]

Yeah, it sounds like the 2 router setup is too much of a pain. Thanks for the info.