Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 01:40:52 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Sean J. Schluntz" <schluntz@pacbell.net> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Help with user ppp and launching a script Message-ID: <199902170140.BAA03508@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Feb 1999 09:13:09 PST." <199902161710.JAA10842@void.agames.com>
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[.....] > What I need to do is have a script run from PPP automatically that when > the connection is make I can do a reverse look up on the IP address > assigned by PacBell (changes almost every time) and then set my computer > name based on that information (the then bounce sendmail so it will > recognize the change.) > > Any idea on how I can accomplish this? Thanks! Please reply directly as > I am not on the list. In ppp.linkup (see the sample file) MYADDR: ! myscript MYADDR Where ``myscript'' does an nslookup on $1 and then a ``hostname'' with the result followed by a ``killall -HUP sendmail''. > -Sean > > --- > Sean J. Schluntz schluntz@agames.com > Sr. Office Systems Administrator 408-434-5804 > Atari Games Corporation http://www.agames.com > > Mountain Dew and doughnuts...because breakfast is the most > important meal of the day. - ??? -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org> <brian@OpenBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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