Hi my ISP provides a non-statis IP. I am looking for a linux tool to watch ip address change. that can monitor my public and local IP address. If IP address changes it will send an email, to the address specified, with the new IP address. This email also includes the computer name and time the change occurred. This is useful for computers that have dynamically assigned IP addresses, but need to be accessed remotely. Hope some one can help Yuan

On Saturday 30 June 2007 05:40:20 Konstantin Svist wrote: > There are at least a few web services that offer a host-to-dynamic IP > service. > Basically, you set up some special software that updates their website > every time your host gets a new IP - and you always access it using the > same URL > > For example, no-ip.com provides this service freely. > I"m sure there are others, too > > Lux Zhang wrote: > > Hi > > my ISP provides a non-statis IP. I am looking for a linux tool to > > watch ip address change. that can monitor my public and local IP > > address. If IP address changes it will send an email, to the address > > specified, with the new IP address. This email also includes the > > computer name and time the change occurred. This is useful for > > computers that have dynamically assigned IP addresses, but need to be > > accessed remotely. > > > > > > Hope some one can help > > > > Yuan My firewall box has that facility includded. It runs on an old PC, mine is an AMD 333mHz cpu with 128Mb RAM and a 1Gb hard drive and three nics. Once its installed and set up you don't even need a monitor on it as it can be administered from a web browser. I just set up a free account with no-ip.com. set up the option in my firewall. Have a look at smoothwall.org, for the firewall. -- Guy Fawkes, the only man to enter the house's of Parliament with honest intentions, (he was going to blow them up!) Registered Linux user number 414240

Hi my ISP provides a non-statis IP. I am looking for a linux tool to watch ip address change. that can monitor my public and local IP address. If IP address changes it will send an email, to the address specified, with the new IP address. This email also includes the computer name and time the change occurred. This is useful for computers that have dynamically assigned IP addresses, but need to be accessed remotely. Hope some one can help Yuan

On 01/07/07, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel(a)infinity-ltd.com&gt; wrote: > Lux Zhang wrote: > > Hi > > my ISP provides a non-statis IP. I am looking for a linux tool to watch > > ip address change. that can monitor my public and local IP address. If > > IP address changes it will send an email, to the address specified, > > with the new IP address. This email also includes the computer name and > > time the change occurred. This is useful for computers that have > > dynamically assigned IP addresses, but need to be accessed remotely. > > > > > > Hope some one can help > > > > Yuan > > Take a look at ddclient. It does a lot more then what you are after, > but it does send an email when the IP address changes. It is > designed for you with the different Dynamic DNS sites to keep your > IP address up to date. It will also work with most routers to get > the IP address from them. You can install it with yum, and start it > as a service after you configure it. thanks, i installed ddclient and it is nice. could you offer a bit hint how to configure ddclient to send out email (eg yuanlux(a)gmail.com) after each update? It seems only sending out email to root at localhost. Mikkel

On 01/07/07, *Mikkel L. Ellertson* <mikkel(a)infinity-ltd.com Take a look at ddclient. It does a lot more then what you are after, but it does send an email when the IP address changes. It is designed for you with the different Dynamic DNS sites to keep your IP address up to date. It will also work with most routers to get the IP address from them. You can install it with yum, and start it as a service after you configure it. thanks, i installed ddclient and it is nice. could you offer a bit hint how to configure ddclient to send out email (eg yuanlux(a)gmail.com <mailto:yuanlux@gmail.com>) after each update? It seems only sending out email to root at localhost.