Re: [PLUG] Tracking a Dynamic IP address...

["Claude M. Schrader" <plug@claudeschrader.com>]

If you wanted to go the DIY route, you could always do something like:

curl http://whatismyip.org/ | mail -s "Current IP Address"
root@example.com

Then use procmail on the client machine to pass that IP to a shell script
that will update the hosts file, or dns or whatever

On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 05:22:44PM -0400, George Gallen wrote:
>    We will have one server at one location that has a dynamic IP DSL line.
>      This server will be behind a router (so it will see itself as
>    192.168...)
>      This server will have 2 printers it prints to.
> 
>    I need to use the server as an lpd server for those 2 printers for our
>    other
>       system which is on a static IP address.
> 
>    My thought was to have a cron job on the remote (DSL) server that contacts
>       our static server every minute to get the IP address.
> 
>    Is there public domain software that will will accept the DSL contact and
>       update the static servers internal DNS for that address? I don't want
>    to
>       have to update /etc/hosts everytime it changes (via a program). I'm
>    assuming
>       I'd also have to 'lpc down prxx' 'lpc up prxx' so lpr now knows the
>    correct IP
>       as well, or can I skip this step?
> 
>    Currently, our static server uses another DNS server for resolution, but
>    I'd like
>      to keep this function on our server.
> 
>    George
> 
>    George Gallen
>    Senior Programmer/Analyst
>    Accounting/Data Division
>    ggallen@slackinc.com
>    ph:856.848.1000 Ext 220
> 
>    SLACK Incorporated - Delivering the best in health care information and
>    education worldwide.
>    [1]http://www.slackinc.com
> 
> References
> 
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