R7800 with OpenDNS filtering

[spocko]

Netgear newb question here:

I have an R7800 running Voxel 1.0.2.67SF.

I am using OpenDNS Home for content filtering. (The configurable version that is tied to my public IP address, not the pre-configured Family Shield.)

I am looking for a way to notify OpenDNS when my dynamic IP address changes, without having to run their updater program on a PC.

In the past, I used dnsomatic for this purpose. The Asus router I was using had built-in support for dnsomatic. The R7800 does not appear to have it.

Is there a way to do something similar with the R7800? I am fine with telneting into the router to setup scripts and config files if needed. I just don't know where to start. My searches just find discussion regarding dnscrypt, which is not what I'm looking for. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Sizzlechest]

I happen to have a Synology Diskstation which is on all the time, so I used that to do it rather than install a client. I use https://www.dnsomatic.com/ to handle both my DNS and the OpenDNS IP address updates. They have an API, so maybe it could be done via a cron job.

 

[spocko]

Thanks, but I don't have any device on site that is running 24/7 except the router. My PC is a laptop which connects to different networks at different locations. I'd really like to setup a ddns client on the router that can update OpenDNS/dnsomatic.

I've discovered inadyn, which is a ddns client that supports many ddns services including dnsomatic:
https://github.com/troglobit/inadyn

To install that, it looks like I need to setup Entware as discussed in the Voxel readme:
http://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/readme.docx

So, unless someone knows of an easier way, I'll try to work my way through this when I have time.

 

[kamoj]

randytsuch wrote a good guide with step-by-step instructions here:
https://sites.google.com/view/netgearr7800/home
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/c...r-r7800-v-1-0-2-60sf.48805/page-3#post-431534

 

[spocko]

Excellent, thank you! That should be helpful.