On Saturday 30 June 2007 05:49:55 John Bowden wrote: > 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 Oops getting tired, i forgot to say. I think no-ip.com also have a program you can run on one of your machines if you don't want to build a separate firewall box -- 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
