The linux machine has an IP address, no problem there. What I'm trying to do is use dyndns.org to assign a static name to my dynamic IP address. You can update the ip via their website and it works when i do that, but I can't get ddclient, which is suppoed to update the ip automatically, to do it. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenny Hitt" <kennyhitt@xxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:03 AM Subject: Re: Totally lost and confused > Potato is the stable version. > > I had better luck using dhcpcd with home.com. I never could get > dhcp-client to work. Your host name is the one they give you when > you sign up for there service. I left all other values at there > default. > > Kenny > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 06:40:32AM -0400, Christy Schulte wrote: > > Ok, I haven't researched this in great detail, but my understanding is this. > > > > Debian, unlike a lot of other Linux distributions, can be added to and > > worked on by many different people, it's not just a certain closed group. > > Therefore, changes are constantly being made and it's constantly in testing > > mode. Therefore, there are two versions of debian. The "stable" version, > > currently 2.2 I believe, is the one that is only updated when there are > > major changes to put in. It has been tested and run by a lot of people and > > should run with minimal problems. The unstable version, which could be the > > "potato" one but not sure, is the under development one, like a beta. Any > > new submissions are put into that one first, so it's constantly being > > changed and updated. > > > > How exactly these updates are done and by whom I'm not sure, but we went > > with the stable version our our machines. You can get more info on this at > > www.debian.org. Also once it's installed, check out the apt-get and > > apt-cache commands, really cool. > > > > On another topic. Has anyone been successful using ddclient with debian? If > > so, would you mind writing me privately? I got the thing installed, but it's > > not updating the ip address an the docs aren't all that helpful. Then again > > it's been years since I've seriously worked with this stuff. > > > > Thanks. > > Christy > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris Schulte" <cjschulte at home.com> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:00 PM > > Subject: Totally lost and confused > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > I sent this message to the newbie list, but seeing as how there's more > > > trafic on this list I'll post it here as well. > > > > > > I've been waiting for a while to put linux on my system, and am now > > hearing > > > that as a new user, redhat is probably not the way to go. Just based on > > the > > > discussions I've seen, and some tips from a friend, I am thinking that > > > debian is probably better for a new user. So I am on the debian site, and > > > I'm seeing all of these things about potatoes and stable and am totally > > lost > > > and cunfused as to which I should download, and for that matter if I'm > > even > > > in the right directory on the ftp site. Please help? > > > Tnx in advance, > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
