Patton electronic SmartNode 4110 Series Configuring advanced DynDNS settings optional, Mode DynDNS

SmartWare Software Configuration Guide 29 • DynDNS configuration

Configuring advanced DynDNS settings (optional)

Defining a mail exchanger for your hostname

If required, you can define a mail exchanger or a backup mail exchanger for your hostname on the DynDNS server.

Mode: DynDNS

Step	Command	Purpose
1	node(dyndns)# mail-exchanger	Defines the host, which is the mail exchanger for your host-
	hostname [backup-mx]	name. If the backup-mx parameter is specified, the mail-
		exchanger will be registered as backup mail exchanger only

Example: Defining a mail exchanger

The following example shows how to define a mail exchanger named mail.mycompany.com, which should be used as the primary mail-exchanger for the registered DynDNS hostname.

node>enable

node#configure node(cfg)#context ip node(ctx-ip)[router]#dyndns node(dyndns)#mail-exchanger mail.mycompany.com

Troubleshooting

The DynDNS component provides several commands to analyze and solve DynDNS problems. You can retrieve basic DynDNS status information as follows:

Mode: DynDNS

Step	Command	Purpose
1	node(dyndns)#show dyndns	Display basic DynDNS status information

Example: Displaying DynDNS status information

The following example displays status information of a properly configured and working DynDNS client.

node(dyndns)#show dyndns Current state: Idle

Last registered address: 243.232.39.64

Hostname: test.dyndns.org

You can also monitor current activities of the DynDNS client. This includes ongoing DNS queries for DynDNS servers, verification of the currently registered IP address and updating the registration on the DynDNS server. The debug monitor can be enabled as follows;

Mode: Configure

Step	Command	Purpose
1	node(cfg)#debug dyndns	Enable the DynDNS debug monitor

DynDNS configuration task list 311