Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:56:12 +0000 (GMT) From: "Brian O'Regan" <brian@sneezy.bossbox.com> To: Brian John <brianjohn@fusemail.com> Cc: merv <merv@merv.org.uk> Subject: Re: Need to monitor when IP Address changes Message-ID: <20050113215548.F78266@sneezy.bossbox.com> In-Reply-To: <3296.209.87.176.132.1105652323.fusewebmail-19592@www.fusemail.com> References: <41E5C873.4030401@fusemail.com> <200501130821.52869.merv@merv.org.uk> <3296.209.87.176.132.1105652323.fusewebmail-19592@www.fusemail.com>
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It would probably easier all round to use a service like dyndns.org. Cheers On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Brian John wrote: > 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" >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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