On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote: > I am using dialup PPP and need to run ipfwadm everytime I connect to my > ISP. I know that I can put ipfwadm into /etc/rc file. What is the > best/easy way to get the IP address other than using ifconfig or route > (they are not good because the output is more than one line)? > > ipfwadm -A -a -P ****My IP address go here**** -D 0/0
$IPADDR=`ifconfig ppp0|perl -ne 'print $1 if (/inet addr:(\S+)\s/);'` ipfwadm -A -a -P $IPADDR -D 0/0 whatever --- Elie Rosenblum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That is not dead which can eternal lie, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> And with strange aeons even death may die. Developer / Mercenary / System Administrator - _The Necromicon_ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .