On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 11:48, William Crowshaw wrote: > This [Q] is not debian specific, but you guys are more > knowledgeable than normal linux user groups that I > thought I would ask it here. My machine's external IP > address is configured via DHCP from my cable modem > service provider. Any suggestions on how to write a > script that notifies me via e-mail when this this IP > periodically changes? I use dhclient to retrieve the > IP from the DHCP server. > > Many thanks, > > William. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > I suggested this before. Sign up at dyndns.org and get the ddclient. You can create a domain name and then use the init script to update the dns entry. Then you can ping the domain to get the address. -Kev
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