Something changed with DDNS - not working now

[KCD]

Alright, here's the short version. I'm running a synology NAS and the built-in DDNS config used to work fine for ZoneEdit. Fortunately, our IP doesn't change very often, so we've kind of gotten away with it. Before I get into the whole troubleshooting deep-dive on the synology side, I've noticed something odd in the DNS config on ZoneEdit. The domain name should be ninjarhino.com. The DNS records show VPN.ninjarhino.com as the registered host.
-Do I need to change this to the actual host and not the full vanity URL?
-If so, I haven't found out how, any help files to guide me?
I'm inheriting a bit of a mess, and I appreciate anyone who can help me fill the ignorance gulf. When I was looking at the ZoneEdit info, I see all the records are now missing (mystery that doesn't need to be solved), but any attempt to add an SOA or A record seems to start with the vanity url (vpn.ninjarhino.com) as the base host. Any ideas?

 

[sandy]

Hi there
ok so ninjarhino.com is registered at godaddy but is delegated to zoneedit. the ninjarhino.com zone file does have NS records for vpn. pointing to zoneedit.. buy ninjarhino.com musty have a live zone file for this to work. so.. on your account click the Domains link at the top and add a domain.. then add ninjarhino.com for free dns ( option top right) and let me know when complete then I can check the NS records inside the zone.

 

[KCD]

Thanks, Sandy. I added ninjarhino.com to my registered domains. I'm not sure how it all happened, but I only care about making it work again. So, it looks like I may need to delete the vpn.ninjarhino.com domain and redo my settings with the ninjarhino.com domain? Also, what URL will I use for DDNS registration (dynamic.zoneedit.com maybe?)? Let me know what else you need me to do and thanks again for helping me unwind the plate of spaghetti.

 

[sandy]

Hi there.

dynamic.zoneedit.com should be fine. i suggest deltinng vpn.ninjarhino.com as a stand alone zone file and justv use the parent for ddns for vpn.

 

[KCD]

Thanks some more for the help. This used to be a simple process on Synology: you simply selected ZoneEdit and entered your info and it worked.

Ok, I've updated my ZoneEdit info, I think correctly. Now, I'm still getting a failure on the DynDNS settings on my side. I'm using my account user, that dynamic token (not password), my host is set to "vpn.ninjarhino.com" and I'm using "https://dynamic.zoneedit.com/update" for the URL, and I've tried "https://dynamic.zoneedit.com" as well. I must be missing something still, and I'm hoping it's patience for updates to process?

 

[sandy]

Hi again,.

In some Synology NAS DDNS clients we have seen there is a slight change to the URL which differs from our more common URL string.
It goes something like:
https://api.cp.zoneeedit.com/dyn/ge..._PASSWORD__&hostname=__HOSTNAME__&myip=__MYIP__

 

[vpavlovic]

I've had similar issues as the OP. What worked for me in the end is:

https://__USERNAME__:__PASSWORD__@api.cp.zoneedit.com/dyn/generic.php?hostname=__HOSTNAME__&myip=__MYIP__

I got this from the perl code in https://github.com/rjwhite/update-ddns.

 

[mpinnuck]

I run this in a browser, I watched with wireshark and communications ok.
But nothing happens, DYN record not updated.
Is this availability for free members?

 

[sandy]

yes, what is the domaain name of concern?