Re: What utility to post my gateway's IP?
On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 10:24:26AM -0700, Dave Hathaway wrote:
} I am using a D-Link router as the gateway between my cable modem and
} my home network. If I want to remotely access my Woody computer, I
} need to know the address assigned the gateway by the ISP's DHCP
} server. I could then configure an open port in the gateway router so
} I could access the server.
}
} Long ago, when I was using SLIP and PPP dialup, I used a Windoze
} utility to post the IP on a server using FTP. I could then look at
} this file on the server to see what the current IP was, thus accessing
} my home computer remotely.
}
} How does one do this using Debian? I gather I would invoke a process
} from cron, but what utility does this?
I would go to dyndns.org and get a free dynamic address. Set up
appropriate software on your gateway (there are links and instructions
there, plus apt-cache dyndns gives several results) and you can use an
actual, memorable hostname.
} Dave
--Greg
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