dynipclient(1)

NAME
dynipclient - DynIP Client

SYNOPSIS
dynipclient [-k] [-n] [-f <configuration file>]

DESCRIPTION
DynIP(sm) is a Dynamic IP Management System which allows internet hosts with dynamic IP addresses, such as dial-up users, to have a permanent static Internet Name. dynipclient informs the DynIP server of your current dynamic IP address and activates your registered Internet Name. In order to use the dynipclient program you must first register a valid Internet Name using the dynipadmin Internet Name Administration Program. The dynipclient program silently runs in the background and periodically sends a keep alive packet to the DynIP server. When you want to disconnect from the Internet, you must run the dynipclient program with the -k option. This informs the DynIP server that you are disconnecting from the Internet and that your current IP address for your Internet Name is no longer valid. It also causes the dynipclient program that is running in the background to terminate.

  OPTIONS

-n  Do not print any error or warning messages to the tty, but continue to log them in the system log (SYSLOG).

-k  Terminate the dynipclient program that is running in the background and inform the DynIP server that we are disconnecting from the Internet.

-f  Specify an alternate location for the configuration file. This parameter must be followed by a complete path specification, including the filename.

FILES

dynipclient.pid
    The process ID of the dynipclient program while running in the background. The default directory can be modified by adding the entry 'ClientPIDdirectory="/newdirectory"' to the dynip.cfg file. If you leave this entry blank, no process ID file is written.

dynip.cfg	The DynIP Client configuration file

NOTES
You do not need to run the dynipclient program if you have registered an Internet Name that points to a static IP address (i.e., when the ``ip address'' parameter was specified on the dynipadmin command-line).

SEE ALSO
dynipadmin(1)
DynIP, a division of CanWeb Internet Services Ltd.