gozar Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 It looks like the dynamic DNS issue can't be solved. I mailed the provider and after a long while I got a reply that they can't solve it because it's a 3rd party issue. Tried to contact them too but never got a single reply. As for now the only way to connect to the BBS is by using the IP address, which can be found at http://thunderdome.fox-1.nl Check out cloudflare.com. They offer free DNS hosting, and can support dynamic IPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Bummer. Hope you get this sorted out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Check out cloudflare.com. They offer free DNS hosting, and can support dynamic IPs. cloudflare? That's all about website content and I don't see how dynamic DNS redirects fit in that but in case I missed something, tell me about it. Bummer. Hope you get this sorted out soon. One solution is to change DNS host again, which means the url will change, again, and also means I'll have to redo over 60 BBS info screens, again... And when done it's not sure how long that url will stay active. A better method would be to create a subdomain under my own domain and redirect that one to the BBS IP but I don't think that's possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozar Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 A better method would be to create a subdomain under my own domain and redirect that one to the BBS IP but I don't think that's possible. This is what you want to do, set up thunderdome.fox-1.nl to point to your BBS IP. Looks like you're using ServageOne for hosting. A cursory glance of the website doesn't tell me what DNS services they offer. If they don't allow you to dynamically set the ip of thunderdome.fox-1.nl, you could use Cloudflare for that. You point the name servers for your domain to Cloudflare, and manage DNS on cloudflare instead of ServageOne. I'd be glad to help you set it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I don't think it's that easy when not using port 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I don't think it's that easy when not using port 80. That doesn't matter. Now people also have to add the :471 right. I think you could make a redirect from thunderdome.fox-1.nl -> ip address BBS Server People then will have to connect: telnet://thunderdome.fox-1.nl:471 This did work in the past when I run my own bbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Well, whether this works or won't, it isn't the solution to my problem. The problem is that I don't have a static IP. What I need is something running on the home connection that pushes the current IP to the external server at the time it changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozar Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Well, whether this works or won't, it isn't the solution to my problem. The problem is that I don't have a static IP. What I need is something running on the home connection that pushes the current IP to the external server at the time it changes. That's why you need a DNS service like Cloudflare that lets you update your IP in DNS when it changes. You run a little program on a computer on your home network that updates Cloudflare (or any other DNS service that supports dynamic IPs). Exactly how dyndns.org works, except with your own domain name instead of theirs. DNS doesn't know or care about ports or services, it just maps names to IP addresses. (Simplified a bit :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Looked into the Cloudflare option but I've no option to change any DNS related record on the Servage hosting provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I have been using both no-ip.com and dyndns.com hosting my BBS on the internet for the last 15 years (although I don't advertise the dyndns address anymore. My IP address is also dynamic. No-ip.com handles updating the IP address automatically and I run a little program I wrote to update Dyndns at random intervals during the day, although these days I rarely see my IP address change anymore unless there is a major power failure in the neighborhood. I would suggest you look into no-ip.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRotCod Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 If it were me here is what I would do. Go to www.dtdns.net and sign up for an account. Setup your hostname (it's free, truly). Go to http://www.dtdns.com/dtsite/updateclients and download one of these update clients. Install it on your Windows PC/laptop and it will update the .dtdns service anytime the IP changes. I'm an IT consultant and I use this service all the time for my customers on DSL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRotCod Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 And another thing, i'd keep it on port 23. That's the default telnet port and most people when connecting will expect it to be on that port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Thanks Doc... I was calling it Dyndns but in fact the other service I use is dtdns. And all you need to update them is a call to a web browser - not a program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Hmm, I'm with Suddenlink here as a provider, and what I've always done for my BBS setup is to host with dyndns.org, and use a small daemon (DDclient) on my linux box that monitors the ip address every 5 mins. If it finds no change, it goes back to sleep, if it finds a change, it "calls" dyndns.org automagically and updates the ip address. Simple, neat, automated and totally reliable. (at least so far...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Good morning all, Currently uploading the Atari BBS list and thinking of creating a TI-99 list since there are two now. So if you can at this time if someone could please tell me the active Atari BBSs at this time? Is there a telnet address for Thunderdome yet? I tried a few in the above messages but could not get anything to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Here is what is at the end of Darkforces at log off... The YYZ BBS yyzbbs.no-ip.orgThe Atari Inside BBS bbs.inspiration-soft.comThunderdome thunderdome.homeip.net:471Inside the 8bit tcpipexpress.dyndns.org 8888Boot Factory bfbbs.dtdns.net 23The Grove/Assassins Guild shadow.skeleton.org 23Mousenet atari-bbs.kicks-ass.net 23The Electric Cafe BBS thecafe.dtdns.net Is Starfleet HQ still with us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Preferred address for Boot Factory 2k+ bfbbs,no-ip.com Please do not publish that other one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cygnus Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Well, it looks like Microsoft flexed their muscle at www.noip.org and seized most of their host redirects for inspection against malware use abuse. Since they conducted this tyrannical seizure of many of our host redirect names, our bulletin boards can't be accessed through our domain names until this issue is resolved between www.noip.com and Microsoft. What a nuisance. Here is the info www.noip.org issued today: "We want to update all our loyal customers about the service outages that many of you are experiencing today and to provide a temporary solution until we can get the issue resolved.Our temporary solution is to log into your account and create a new hostname using any from the list (we have removed the ones included in the Microsoft takedown and have added new, unaffected ones including: ddns.net, webhop.me, serveminecraft.net, ddnsking.com, onthewifi.com). Why is this happening? You can also read our formal response on our blog to comment and share on Facebook and Twitter.It is not a technical issue. This morning, Microsoft served a federal court order and seized 22 of our most commonly used domains because they claimed that some of the subdomains have been abused by creators of malware. We were very surprised by this. We have a long history of proactively working with other companies when cases of alleged malicious activity have been reported to us. Unfortunately, Microsoft never contacted us or asked us to block any subdomains, even though we have an open line of communication with Microsoft corporate executives.We have been in contact with Microsoft today. They claim that their intent is to only filter out the known bad hostnames in each seized domain, while continuing to allow the good hostnames to resolve. However, this is not happening. Apparently, the Microsoft infrastructure is not able to handle the billions of queries from our customers. Millions of innocent users are experiencing outages to their services because of Microsoft’s attempt to remediate hostnames associated with a few bad actors.Had Microsoft contacted us, we could and would have taken immediate action. Microsoft now claims that it just wants to get us to clean up our act, but its draconian actions have affected millions of innocent Internet users.Vitalwerks and NoÂIP have a very strict abuse policy. Our abuse team is constantly working to keep the No-ÂIP system domains free of spam and malicious activity. We use sophisticated filters and we scan our network daily for signs of malicious activity. Even with such precautions, our free dynamic DNS service does occasionally fall prey to cyber scammers, spammers, and malware distributors. But this heavy-handed action by Microsoft benefits no one. We will do our best to resolve this problem quickly. Have any questions or comments? Please do not hesitate to open a Support Ticket or give us a call at 775.853.1883." Edited July 2, 2014 by Lord Cygnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cygnus Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) However, you can still access both my bulletin boards by IP address at this time: YYZ BBS: 99.116.104.171:23 8-Bit Guild BBS: 99.116.104.171:10001 I may have to create new host redirect names for my boards if this issue between www.noip.com and Microsoft isn't resolved soon. -=[Lord Cygnus}=- Edited July 2, 2014 by Lord Cygnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Preferred address for Boot Factory 2k+ bfbbs,no-ip.com Please do not publish that other one. That's my logoff screen, apologies... I'll update it ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilmoo Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 he.net offers a dynamic DNS service: https://dns.he.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cygnus Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 However, you can still access both my bulletin boards by IP address at this time: YYZ BBS: 99.116.104.171:23 8-Bit Guild BBS: 99.116.104.171:10001 I may have to create new host redirect names for my boards if this issue between www.noip.com and Microsoft isn't resolved soon. -=[Lord Cygnus}=- You may also use this temporary URL hostname to access my telnet boards: YYZ BBS: lordcygnus.ddns.net (port 23) 8-Bit Guild BBS: lordcygnus.ddns.net (port 10001) See you on the boards! -=[Lord Cygnus]=- SysOp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cygnus Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Here is what is at the end of Darkforces at log off... The YYZ BBS yyzbbs.no-ip.org The Atari Inside BBS bbs.inspiration-soft.com Thunderdome thunderdome.homeip.net:471 Inside the 8bit tcpipexpress.dyndns.org 8888 Boot Factory bfbbs.dtdns.net 23 The Grove/Assassins Guild shadow.skeleton.org 23 Mousenet atari-bbs.kicks-ass.net 23 The Electric Cafe BBS thecafe.dtdns.net Is Starfleet HQ still with us? Don't forget 8-Bit Guild BBS: lordcygnus.ddns.net:10001 -=[Lord Cygnus]=- SysOp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cygnus Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) Nice to see Thunderdome BBS still accessible! Fox-1, thanks for posting a tool online to help us get there: http://thunderdome.fox-1.nl/ -=[Lord Cygnus]=- SysOp Edited July 3, 2014 by Lord Cygnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Preferred address for Boot Factory 2k+ bfbbs,no-ip.com Please do not publish that other one. BTW, is that really supposed to be a comma after bfbbs or is it a dot? Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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