#Dyn updater service install#
#Dyn updater service update#
#Dyn updater service upgrade#
#Dyn updater service code#

Add the option to send anonymous statistics back to Dyn to help improve the software.

Display Dyn product upgrades based on account status.

No longer support setting the local machine’s DNS to Internet Guide.

Configure individual hostnames to be updated differently – hostnames in the client do not need to be all updated to the same IP address.

Support for setting a hostname to a static IP address from within the client.

Support for setting IP address to an interface’s (internal) IP address.

#Dyn updater service code#

Cross platform code base shared between Windows, OS X and Linux.

Changes below reflect differences between the 4.1.10 client and the beta.

#Dyn updater service upgrade#

Existing 4.1.x clients will not upgrade to it automatically, and should be uninstalled.

#Dyn updater service update#

This is a beta release, and a complete rewrite of the update client. Fix issue with installation on non-English operating systems.

#Dyn updater service install#

Windows XP SP3 requirement is now enforced at install time.UI improvements including a redesigned header providing more information.Handle corrupt configuration files by resetting to defaults.Fix issue with upgrading not stopping the existing client and causing problems (this fix will affect future upgrades only, not upgrades to this version).Include client name and version in daemon log on start.Renamed several buttons and labels for clarity.Show a warning message in Configure Hosts if IPv6 is not detected.Allow exporting configuration and logs via log viewer.Added more descriptive status in log viewer, along with a reset link when an error is encountered.Added log viewer via ‘View Details’ link.

Don’t allow editing of the hostname table via double clicking.Fix bug causing the service to stop when an interface a hostname is configured to use no longer exists, but don’t update the hostname until it reappears or is reconfigured.Don’t consider link-local addresses for updates when a hostname is configured to use the address of a local interface.Additional logging when detecting service start failures.Specify a default directory and filename when exporting log files.Interface names are now shown as human friendly names like “Local Area Connection” rather than hex strings when configuring a hostname to use the address of a local interface.Add proxy bypass preference to allow detecting IP addresses on an alternate port to work around proxy servers when a hostname is configured for “Automatic” IP detection.Fix focus issue with username field of the credentials dialog.Fix instance where the client may not be able to detect IPv6 address when using certain DNS resolvers.Log if a corrupt configuration file is detected and reset.Include account creation link in credentials dialog.Attempt to restart backend service if it exits uncleanly.Support for DynECT Managed DNS DDNS service.Fix problem detecting IPv6 addresses when ‘bypass proxy’ is not enabled.Fix issue where Dyn Updater service will not always start on boot.Fix IP detection on Windows XP when IPv6 support is not installed.Catch and log exceptions when issuing commands to Windows services.

Native language support for Spanish, German, and Brazilian Portuguese.Support secure update key for in place of account credentials.Fix bug causing incorrect characters to be displayed in some strings in German and Portuguese.Add support for setting the machine’s recursive DNS servers to Dyn’s as an opt-out preference.Version 5.3.0 – May 5th, 2016 New Features Better handling of long running API calls while performing upgrades to new versions.Handle missing registry keys when setting recursive DNS on a fully static network interface on Windows 10.Support for sending periodic timing statistics to Dyn to help improve service.Correct issue with stats beacon not conforming to strict HTTP.Update to Oracle code signing certificate.Removed support for periodic timing statistics sent to Dyn, as backend service is deprecated.Updater Windows Release Notes Version 5.5.0 – April 29th 2019 Changes