Dynamic DNS
Immediately after the cellular modem connects to the Verizon ISP, the station registers itself with the dynamic name service, dyndns.com.
So, a good remote check on whether the cellular modem and router are working is to login to our account at http://dyndns.com and check the times of the host registrations.
Ask Gordon, Ling or Gary for our account name and password at dyndns.com.
Once you're logged in, click on the My Hosts link. You will see the 7 isfs stations, and two spares, along with the iss systems. The time (MST) that a station last registered with dyndns is shown. Click on Host Update Logs to see a listing of all recent registrations.
ping
Each of the stations should also be reachable via ping:
ping isfs1.dyndns.org