Date: 13 Feb 2004 14:24:09 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Barbish3@adelphia.net Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Using dhclient to update zoneedit with my dynamic IP address Message-ID: <44vfmapyue.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGOEPPFKAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGOEPPFKAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net>
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--=-=-= "JJB" <Barbish3@adelphia.net> writes: > Thanks for the pointer to the 'man dhclient-script'. > > I read through it 3-5 times and the best I can make out of what > it says is, that if I create an file like this > /etc/dhclient-exit-hooks.sh with this content > > #! /bin/sh > wget -O - --http-user=username --http-passwd=password, > 'http://dynamic.zoneedit.com/auth/dynamic.html?host=www.mydomain.com > ' > > Then every time dhclient runs (IE: at bootup and lease expire) > the dhclient-exit-hooks.sh gets run. Yes. As another example, my own script for a similar purpose: --=-=-= Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=dhclient-exit-hooks Content-Description: dhclient-exit-hooks #!/bin/sh updater_prog = /usr/local/bin/noip2 if [ x$reason = xREBOOT ] || \ [ x$old_ip_address = x ] || \ [ x$old_ip_address != x$new_ip_address ]; then if [ -x $updater_prog ]; then ${updater_prog} -i "$new_ip_address" fi fi --=-=-= -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area: resume/CV at http://be-well.ilk.org:8088/~lowell/resume/ username/password "public" --=-=-=--
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