Re: What utility to post my gateway's IP?

[Ken Irving <fnkci@uaf.edu>]

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 have about the same setup, and have found a workable solution by simply
sending an email (e.g., once an hour) from the home workstation to work,
then looking in the headers for the cable modem's address.

Ken

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Ken Irving, fnkci@uaf.edu