Initiate a domain registration through ASUS DDNS. Error detected. Please retry. Reason provided.
Initiate a domain registration through ASUS DDNS. Error detected. Please retry. Reason provided.
Hi, a few months back I attempted to use DDNS for my NAS but it didn’t work. Later I decided to try the AiDisk Asus router, though I’m still unsure what the problem was—ISP or DNS issues? I checked Google DNS and Cloudflare too, and they were all stuck with the same issue. What went wrong?
I would suspect either a problem with the DDNS service of ASUS, or a problem with your ISP. Check if your router actually has a public IP address, or if your external IP is in a private range (10.x.x.x, 172.16.x.x–17.31.x.x, 192.168.x.x). If DNS was the issue, it would probably say something like "couldn't resolve asuscomm.com", and not "request error". That likely means the request is coming through, but something is either wrong with the request or their server. Or maybe the name you want to use simply already exists.
I wish I had the option to purchase a domain myself. Would it be necessary?
With DDNS you usually don't need to purchase your own domain. It's only necessary if you wish to keep your domain separate from services like asuscomm.com or similar DDNS providers. A standard domain generally needs a fixed IP address, which most residential ISPs don't provide. You'd be better off using a real server such as a VPS.
It's confusing you because you notice the site appears as xxx. asuscomm.cn. When using FTP like ftp://xxx.asuscomm.cn, your browser works fine with login and password, but nothing happens. You're wondering what to do next—consider a better domain or VPS, and maybe start with my NAS at xxxx.synology.me. Since the site isn't reachable, you might want to purchase a domain instead.