From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 23 11:20:11 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48C7516A4DA for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:20:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com (dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com [68.99.120.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A06C543D45 for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:20:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao03 ([172.18.22.59]) by dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with SMTP id <20060823112010.FWCA15709.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dukecmmtao03> for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:20:10 -0400 X-Mailer: Openwave WebEngine, version 2.8.16 (webedge20-101-1106-20040809) From: Vizion Organization: vizion Communications To: Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 4:20:09 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20060823112010.FWCA15709.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dukecmmtao03> Subject: DHCP question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:20:11 -0000 My home network is connected by my Linksys Broadband Router model RT31P2 to an upstream Cable company supplied Motorola SB5100 cable modem. A single IP address is allocated via DHCP to the Linksys to which my private network is attached. The IP address is rarely changed. I need to monitor and record that IP address and initiate a series of processes if/when the IP address changes. Suggestions please... and thanks in advance for any replies david