Asus DDNS has been down all day...

schott1984

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This is crazy. Is there a way to report it or get a status update? It's part of the reason I choose Asus routers.

Is it worth getting a paid DDNS to avoid outages like this and are they more reliable?

I think I've only noticed the Asus one being down one other time, but not this long!

How do you all cope with this problem?

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AnonymouseUser

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I've used DynDNS (no longer free) and No-IP, but switched to DuckDNS for the ability to get a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. I prefer DuckDNS free accounts anyway since you don't have to renew it every month like you do with No-IP. Google searches for No-IP and DuckDNS outages are nonexistant compared to Asus DDNS.
 
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boomerang

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I'm experiencing this too, so you're not alone.

Googling appears to indicate that Asus is doing some server updating on their end but I haven't found anything concrete in that regard worth linking to.

Edit: It's working now.
 
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Makaveli

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I've used DynDNS (no longer free) and No-IP, but switched to DuckDNS for the ability to get a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. I prefer DuckDNS free accounts anyway since you don't have to renew it every month like you do with No-IP. Google searches for No-IP and DuckDNS outages are nonexistant compared to Asus DDNS.

With No-ip setup in my router it renews automatically.

Whats the benefit of the Encrypt SSL cert?
 

AnonymouseUser

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With No-ip setup in my router it renews automatically.

I had it setup in my router as well, but still got emails every month and had to click through a few prompts to renew.

Whats the benefit of the Encrypt SSL cert?

I use it with ownCloud for contacts, calendar, and file/media backup on my Android phone and tablet. HTTPS is critical for security, and using self-signed certificates on Android are a hassle. Let's Encrypt only works with very few DDNS providers (the ones that make the effort to support it).
 

Makaveli

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I had it setup in my router as well, but still got emails every month and had to click through a few prompts to renew.



I use it with ownCloud for contacts, calendar, and file/media backup on my Android phone and tablet. HTTPS is critical for security, and using self-signed certificates on Android are a hassle. Let's Encrypt only works with very few DDNS providers (the ones that make the effort to support it).

I use to get those reminder emails also but as of the last few merlin firmware updates on my router it now renews and I don't get the emails.

Hmm not sure if I will use owncloud but will look more into it thanks for the info.