Re: IP address and ipfwadm

[Elie Rosenblum <fnord@jurai.net>]

On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote:
> I am using dialup PPP and need to run ipfwadm everytime I connect to my
> ISP.  I know that I can put ipfwadm into /etc/rc file.  What is the
> best/easy way to get the IP address other than using ifconfig or route
> (they are not good because the output is more than one line)?
> 
> ipfwadm -A -a -P ****My IP address go here**** -D 0/0

$IPADDR=`ifconfig ppp0|perl -ne 'print $1 if (/inet addr:(\S+)\s/);'`
ipfwadm -A -a -P $IPADDR -D 0/0
whatever

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Elie Rosenblum <erosenbl@nyx.net>   That is not dead which can eternal lie,
     <fnord@cosanostra.net>      And with strange aeons even death may die.
Developer / Mercenary / System Administrator             - _The Necromicon_


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