Re: Auto-notify remote user of IP address change?

[David Powell <moondrake@optusnet.com.au>]

Scratch my last e-mail, this is just what I was after - but didn't know 
where to start re writing a script.  Thanks for that.

Douglas Ward wrote:
> On Monday 07 March 2005 15:59, David Powell wrote:
>
> > My setup at home is similar (though I've got linux desktops) and I I've
> > tried to get the IP address that the modem is assigned, but the only way
> > I've been able to is by visiting internet sites (like shields up) that
> > report that info back.
>
>
> The best way to accomplish this is to set up a dynamic dns account (e.g., one 
> at http://dyndns.com). Then, install one of the clients (apt-cache search 
> dyndns); there are also Windows clients.
>
> I have a script that does the following:
> *Checks for a change in IP address at an interval (via ipconfig or the 
> Internet).
> *Updates the dyndns account only if the address has changed.
> *Emails someone with a date-stamped log of address changes
>
> Adding support to send the address to a web page via ftp is also possible.
>
> Attached: the scripts
> Also available at:
> http://dwdraw.homeunix.org/bin/postip.tar.gz

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David Powell
Information Systems Developer
Moondrake Trust
e: moondrake at optusnet dot com dot au