How can I update dynamic IP from pfsense box, using my own DNS server?

Ok, let me try to put this together. I have one pfsense box with one dynamic IP address, and on another location (other country) I'm running VPS with my DNS server (bind9).

So now, I want to make that dynamic IP from the pfsense box is updated whenever is renewed. Updated where? In my DNS server:

Suppose I have something like this:

pfsense.mydomain.bla.   IN  A   -my dynamic IP-

I never did this, so I don't have much experience with this kind of configuration and I know that I can use free dynamic dns service, but I want to try with my own DNS server.

IsRFC2136solution for me or something else?

mirsad

Posted 2016-05-18T00:59:14.557

Reputation: 175

I just use freedns.afraid.org; I suspect you could see what Josh uses (though I think it's a "wrote it himself" deal, from the site news updates.) http://freedns.afraid.org/news/

– Ecnerwal – 2016-05-19T18:10:28.493

Answers

You have to have a DNS server that supports dynamic IP. AFAIK, there's no single way that the address update works against the DNS server. I've seen it implemented in lots of different ways.

edit

Look here.

http://blog.philippklaus.de/2014/08/deploy-your-own-bind9-based-ddns-server/

Xavier J

Posted 2016-05-18T00:59:14.557

Reputation: 640

I haven't seen this done with Bind9, but I have seen it done with Cloudflare and their API. Updating the A/AAAA record should be a simple matter of checking for the existing external IP, storing it as a variable, and calling the Cloudflare API to update or create a new record.

Rikai

Posted 2016-05-18T00:59:14.557

Reputation: 54