Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 16:14:21 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IP -> e-mail Message-ID: <20120606141420.GA2264@tiny> In-Reply-To: <BAY165-ds1676E6E1F79C464712821FCA0D0@phx.gbl> References: <1338973608.78319.YahooMailNeo@web162906.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <20120606125125.GA2043@tiny> <20431.22651.888125.876852@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <BAY165-ds1676E6E1F79C464712821FCA0D0@phx.gbl>
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El día Wednesday, June 06, 2012 a las 10:03:26AM -0400, Sean Cavanaugh escribió: > > Matthias Apitz writes: > > > > > > Let say my computer is connected to the internet with a cable > > > modem and has a dynamic IP address via DHCP. This address is > > > refreshed after every random days. > > > > > > > I want to know the new address even when I'm not home. Like send > > > an e-mail with the new IP, I already know how to do this, but how can > > > I track the event when my computer receives the new IP? > > > > > If you are using it so you know what IP to hit from outside your network, I understand that the OP is not at home when the change occurs, but wants to connect to home; > I would also recommend taking a look at a service like DynDNS as you would > have a DNS name that would auto correct for new IP. the IP provider in Germany do not assign a static DNS name to you if yo do not have a static IP. matthias -- Matthias Apitz e <guru@unixarea.de> - w http://www.unixarea.de/ UNIX since V7 on PDP-11, UNIX on mainframe since ESER 1055 (IBM /370) UNIX on x86 since SVR4.2 UnixWare 2.1.2, FreeBSD since 2.2.5
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