From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 23 12:31:20 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 483FC16A4E1 for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:31:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.235]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 082AE43D77 for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:31:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i27so93546wxd for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:31:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.118.4 with SMTP id q4mr450891wxc; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:25:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net ( [67.189.184.224]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id i18sm290398wxd.2006.08.23.05.25.15; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:25:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC9A1C3BC for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:25:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.4] (boss.seibercom.net [192.168.0.4]) (Authenticated sender: gerard@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 544F8B825 for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:25:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:25:32 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Organization: Seibercom In-Reply-To: <20060823112010.FWCA15709.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dukecmmtao03> References: <20060823112010.FWCA15709.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dukecmmtao03> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20060823082222.4E6C.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.25 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Subject: Re: DHCP question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:31:20 -0000 Vizion wrote: > 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 Might 'ddclient' be what you are referring to? Its in the ports. -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net Consider everything in the nature of a hanging fixture a weakness, and naked radiators an abomination Frank Lloyd Wright