My asuscomm.com DDNS isn't working properly on my Asus RT-BE92U

[cubim]

I have an Asus RT-BE92U router with Asuswrt-Merlin firmware 3006.102.6, daisy-chained to my ISP's Huawei router, from which it obtains a private IPv4 address and a public IPv6 address. My problem is that I've never been able to use the asuscomm.com DDNS and I have to use cron jobs to update my DDNS from other public internet services.

Sometimes I get IPv4 results from the command 'dig A <private-ddns>.asuscomm.com', or IPv6 results from the command 'dig AAAA <private-ddns>.asuscomm.com', but this doesn't always happen.

Does anyone know why my asuscomm.com DDNS isn't working properly?

 

[Tech9]

Intermittent issues with ASUS free DDNS service were reported multiple times. You may want to explore and switch to more reliable DDNS services.

 

[hervon]

I have been on Afraid freedns for years but lately it has not been very reliable. Any suggestion for other free reliable DDNS service ? Thanks.

 

[octopus]

I have been on Afraid freedns for years but lately it has not been very reliable. Any suggestion for other free reliable DDNS service ? Thanks.

I have used afraid.org for years and it was working just fine whole time.
Using theirs token to login to update.
Only thing is when free domain is deleted for som reason, have to generate new tokens.

 

[bennor]

No issue, for years, with the free No-IP.com other than getting a email every 30 days from them where one renews the free service.

 

[Tech9]

Free and Reliable usually don't go very well in one sentence. I personally have for years so called "Enhanced Dynamic DNS" plan with No-IP ($3/month), but I also use DDNS service on multiple locations. The "Free Dynamic DNS" plan is perhaps good enough for home use in single location.

 

[hervon]

I have used afraid.org for years and it was working just fine whole time.
Using theirs token to login to update.
Only thing is when free domain is deleted for som reason, have to generate new tokens.

I’ll regenerate new tokens to try to fix the issue. Thanks.

 

[octopus]

I’ll regenerate new tokens to try to fix the issue. Thanks.

You only need token (afraid.org-keyauth), no username.
Use eg a (dot) as that field can't be blank.

 

[RMerlin]

Afraid has been very reliable for me for many years.

 

[hervon]

Guess issue is on my side. I’ll check that. Thanks!

 

[martinr]

I have an Asus RT-BE92U router with Asuswrt-Merlin firmware 3006.102.6, daisy-chained to my ISP's Huawei router, from which it obtains a private IPv4 address and a public IPv6 address. My problem is that I've never been able to use the asuscomm.com DDNS and I have to use cron jobs to update my DDNS from other public internet services.

Sometimes I get IPv4 results from the command 'dig A <private-ddns>.asuscomm.com', or IPv6 results from the command 'dig AAAA <private-ddns>.asuscomm.com', but this doesn't always happen.

Does anyone know why my asuscomm.com DDNS isn't working properly?

Welcome to the forum.

I have used asuscomm.com for my DDNS for many years - well over 10 - I only once encountered a problem, and I believe that was probably of my own making. I’d say I use it daily, for my VPN server. Its appeal to me was its ease of setup; it’s so easy, quick and pain-free that the first time I set it up I thought I must have missed something.

My point is, I wouldn't be too hasty to blame asuscomm.com: your problem may well lie elsewhere eg on your daisy-chain setup? But your testing with a different DDNS will soon provide a definitive answer.

 

[hervon]

Guess issue is on my side. I’ll check that. Thanks!

Finally the issue was with the modem that created a double NAT. Nothing to do with afraid.org. Fixed. Thanks.