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How to keep a HonkIP name pointing at your home, for 23 routers, NAS boxes and computers.

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Windows PC

Easiest: the HonkIP app. It sits by the clock, keeps your name up to date, and starts with Windows.

  1. Download HonkIP for Windows 34 KB, Windows 10 and 11
  2. Open it. If Windows says "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway. That shows for new apps that aren't widely downloaded yet.
  3. Paste your key and click Connect:
YOUR-KEY

A blue pin appears near the clock. Right-click it to update now, change the key, or remove HonkIP.

Or without an app: open Command Prompt and paste this line. Windows updates your name every 5 minutes, even after a restart.

schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 5 /tn HonkIP /tr "powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command Invoke-RestMethod 'https://update4.honkip.com/update?key=YOUR-KEY'; Invoke-RestMethod 'https://update6.honkip.com/update?key=YOUR-KEY'"

This sends both your IPv4 and IPv6 address. If your home has no IPv6, the second part does nothing. To stop it later: schtasks /delete /tn HonkIP /f

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