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I host my own website on a home iMac. The website is accessible from its local and remote IP addresses, but recently, the hostname stopped working because the DNS stopped updating.

  • I have been having trouble with my ISP (BT, using Home Hub 5) anyway, so I checked the dns updater on my router and it tells me the username or password for dyndns is incorrect or says "no such hostname" or various other errors. I have checked all options several times

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  • Giving up with the router, I installed the Mac Dyn Updater, but my hostname doesn't show up there either. Out of curiosity, I registered another of my hosts with Dyn (but left it inactive and un-checked-out) and it does appear in the dyn updater.

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How can I change the dns settings for the problem domain please? What else might I have missed?

When I go to add a domain, I'm given a list of settings, but I can't seem to edit these settings for an existing domain, do anybody know if they can be changed?

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  • If I understand correctly, your old dyndns account doesn't function any more. Are you sure it is still valid?
    – harrymc
    Nov 11, 2014 at 16:15
  • Yes, the host is still marked as "Active" and doesn't expire until next year. (See second screenshot) Nov 11, 2014 at 16:16
  • I thought the update client updates hosts, not zones? Can you paste the host service config as well and confirm the host you're trying to update is listed? Nov 13, 2014 at 6:54
  • @JonKloske, hosts, not zones. That seems reasonable, but the updater is currently listing a zone, just not the right one. Regarding : host service config I can't find any settings other than "add dns entry" for my domain. When I first created the account, I was given a form (see edit) with more options. However don't seem to be able to edit these settings now, I can't find an option to do so. Nov 13, 2014 at 8:40
  • I just made a test dns entry: " test.ebsters.co.uk " and pointed it to my public IP. The page loads fine, suggesting that there's not a problem with my dyndns account, though it still may be in the dyndns settings. Nov 13, 2014 at 8:44

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