IP address checker/updater....

[smr]

I have a DSL connection with a dynamic IP address. So dynamic even if I keep it alive by constantly pinging it it still goes down occasionally, resetting the IP address!

Does anyone no if there's a utility out there that I can run on one of my computers on the DSL network that can check to see if the IP has changed and send out an e-mail with the new IP address to me? This way I don't have to be on the network to find out what the new IP address is.

 

[Garion]

There's an even better way to do this.. Go to Dyndns. They provide a free service that will allow you to register a name for your computer that will automatically keep track of your IP address. You get to pick a hostname that is below .dyndns.org. IE, joe.dyndns.org, smr.dyndns.org, etc. They have applications that run on your PC and watch your IP address. When it changes, it sends an update back to the DNS servers and the DNS record is changed on the fly.

This way you never need to remember your IP. All you need to know is that your computer is called "smr.dyndns.org" and it'll always work!

I use this at home and it's great - I run Outlook Web Access to view my e-mails on my Exchange server and it never fails.

- G

 

[Damaged]

Second for dyndns.org. Free, but donations are appreciated. I donated. It's a nice service.

Hopefully we can talk some folks into letting us colo some of their stuff at our facilities to help them out.

 

[smr]

Thanks, I'll have to try that.. The thing is I have a domain name that I use and probably wouldn't use something like smr.dyndns.com but would stil want to update the zonefile for my domain name with the new IP address when I get the e-mail.

However, I think if I use the service you're talking about I can have my domain name point to that dynamic name smr.dyndns.com which would get the updated IP address, probably the best solution since I wouldn't have to touch a thing!

Thanks,

Steve

 

[goldboyd]

You could just put a cname in for you domain name and point it to your dyndns a name, that's what i used to do when i needed it.

 

[smr]

I'll try that...

Does any one have any recommendations as to what client I should use to check the IP with? I'm running linux and dyndns shows a few choices. Any preferences?

 

[goldboyd]

Back when i used to use it, i believe the client i used was ddup or something along those lines...never had any problems with it. Also now that you mention you're using linux, you could also write a script to check your ip and email you the updated ip when it changes.