From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 13 01:39:03 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E9B216A4CE for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:39:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mwde08la.mail2world.com (mw76.mail2world.com [66.28.189.76]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1581443D45 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:39:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@tanksley.net) Received: from mail pickup service by mwde08la.mail2world.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:27:35 -0800 auth-sender: mike@tanksley.net Received: from 68.251.253.229 unverified ([68.251.253.229]) by mwde08la.mail2world.com with Mail2World SMTP Server, Wed 12 Jan 2005 17:27:34 -08:00 Message-Id: <6.2.0.14.0.20050112203347.08bccce8@getmail.tanksley.net> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 20:38:53 -0500 To: Brian John , freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org From: Mike Tanksley In-Reply-To: <41E5C873.4030401@fusemail.com> References: <41E5C873.4030401@fusemail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Jan 2005 01:27:35.0870 (UTC) FILETIME=[0FD59DE0:01C4F90F] Subject: Re: Need to monitor when IP Address changes X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:39:03 -0000 Brian, There are several companies that do Dynamic DNS. I use www.sitelutions.com, they have a small agent that you put on one of your home machines. When your IP changes it will update DNS. That will allow you to connect to it suing fully qualified domain name. Mike At 08:01 PM 1/12/2005, 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"