I almost suggested phx_dropboxlib for that (just to keep it in LiveCode). On Oct 27, 2015 11:05 PM, "Jerry Jensen" <j...@jhj.com> wrote:
> I’m doing a similar thing, but writing the current IP# to a particular > dropbox file that is shared with me. > > > On Oct 27, 2015, at 1:39 PM, Roger Eller <roger.e.el...@sealedair.com> > wrote: > > > > I know someone that had a dynamic setup like you describe. It was simple > > and easy for 1 person access. > > > > He had a local script checking the IP every 5 or 10 minutes (at home). > > When it no longer matched the last known IP, the script would write a > small > > text file TO A WEB SERVER that was hosting a site he owns. Then from > > anywhere, he could access that file to find his way back home (so to > speak). > > > > ~Roger > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Richard Gaskin < > ambassa...@fourthworld.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Most of my servers have fixed IP addresses, but I'm about to add one to > my > >> home where the IP will be dynamic. > >> > >> The most common solution for making servers with dynamic IPs findable is > >> DDNS, and there are of course many free providers of such a service. > >> > >> Put since this isn't a public server (just for testing and > >> experimentation) I'll be the only user, and it occurs to me I could > take a > >> few minutes to craft a simple solution to know the server's current IP > by > >> using a CGI at one of my sites hosted with real DNS in conjunction with > an > >> auto-run app on the server to call it similar to what many DDNS services > >> use. > >> > >> I'm inclined to do that only because I like tinkering, but I thought I'd > >> check in here to see if this very specific use case was something others > >> might have a need for. If so, I might get around to documenting the CGI > >> and sharing it, but since most folks just use DDNS I'd guess this > 302-based > >> workaround is probably too use-case specific to be of interest. If I'm > >> wrong let me know and that'll motivate me to get around to documenting > it > >> that much sooner. > >> > >> -- > >> Richard Gaskin > >> Fourth World Systems > >> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > >> ____________________________________________________________________ > >> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
