Dynamic DNS

WeeWoh · 08-01-2008, 04:27 AM

I have an old compaq deskpro with 256MB of RAM and a 500MHz processor running Debian 4. I need to get it to visit the update url of sitelutions every 10 mins or so. How would I get it to do this? Since I have moved it from another machine, X is stuffed but I have a terminal and webmin installed (I probably could get X working if the job required it, but it uses system resources so I'd rather not.)

**root** · 08-01-2008, 09:07 AM

you schedule jobs on linux using cron jobs.

the best thing to do would be to write a shell script to do what you want to do, (like a batch file under windows).

then use crontab to schedule the job

(probably best that you google exactly how to do what you want to do).

WeeWoh · 08-01-2008, 10:22 AM

Yeah, i need it to visit a particular URL using cron. I havent a clue when it comes to bash scripts so I was hoping someone could help me there.

Do you reckon geting iceweasel to visit a url every 10 minutes would be a good way of doing it?

WeeWoh · 08-14-2008, 10:13 AM

Sorted it. Thanx for the tip about cron, just get it to run a perl script every 5 mins.

08-01-2008, 04:27 AM	#1
WeeWoh Baseband Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27	Dynamic DNS I have an old compaq deskpro with 256MB of RAM and a 500MHz processor running Debian 4. I need to get it to visit the update url of sitelutions every 10 mins or so. How would I get it to do this? Since I have moved it from another machine, X is stuffed but I have a terminal and webmin installed (I probably could get X working if the job required it, but it uses system resources so I'd rather not.) __________________ Failiure is not an option... it comes bundled with Windows.

08-01-2008, 09:07 AM	#2
root Site Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,945	Re: Dynamic DNS you schedule jobs on linux using cron jobs. the best thing to do would be to write a shell script to do what you want to do, (like a batch file under windows). then use crontab to schedule the job (probably best that you google exactly how to do what you want to do). __________________ I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian… Im sick of people saying 'dont waste paper'. If trees wanted to live, they'd all carry guns. "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; The inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."

08-01-2008, 10:22 AM	#3
WeeWoh Baseband Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27	Re: Dynamic DNS Yeah, i need it to visit a particular URL using cron. I havent a clue when it comes to bash scripts so I was hoping someone could help me there. Do you reckon geting iceweasel to visit a url every 10 minutes would be a good way of doing it? __________________ Failiure is not an option... it comes bundled with Windows.

08-14-2008, 10:13 AM	#4
WeeWoh Baseband Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27	Re: Dynamic DNS Sorted it. Thanx for the tip about cron, just get it to run a perl script every 5 mins. __________________ Failiure is not an option... it comes bundled with Windows.

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