Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:38:43 -0600 (CST) From: "Brian John" <brianjohn@fusemail.com> To: "merv" <merv@merv.org.uk> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need to monitor when IP Address changes Message-ID: <3296.209.87.176.132.1105652323.fusewebmail-19592@www.fusemail.com> In-Reply-To: <200501130821.52869.merv@merv.org.uk> References: <41E5C873.4030401@fusemail.com> <200501130821.52869.merv@merv.org.uk>
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That's awesome. Very simple. Now how could I have it figure out if the IP address has actually changed? I only want it to email me if it changes. Sorry, I'm very fluent in Windows but have only been using FreeBSD for a couple of days. Thanks! /Brian ----- Original Message ----- > ifconfig dc0 | mail -s ip_address your@emailaddress > > Should do it if you are not using a router. > > On Thursday 13 January 2005 01:01, Brian John wrote: >> Hi, I have SSH setup on my box and home and I want to be able to SSH to >> it from work. The only problem is, my ISP uses DHCP, so my IP address >> changes. I would like to write a script to monitor my IP address and >> email me when it changes. Can somebody help me do this? >> >> Thanks >> >> /Brian >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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