On Wed, 3 May 2000, Corey Popelier wrote:
> Heres the deal - I dial into my ISP, and get allocated a random IP > address, ie. I do not have a static IP, and cannot obtain one with my > current ISP. > > What I would like to do, is on dialing in, pipe my ifconfig ppp0 to a > file, and mail that to my work address as follows: My impression is that all you need is to know what IP number you have during a PPP session. Why don't you use Gnudip? http://gnudip.cheapnet.net. You can register for a username (which later becomes your hostname) using the web form. You need gnudip package for your client machine. Usage: gdipc -c (then enter username, password, domain: dyn.cheapnet.net, gnudip server: gnudip.cheapnet.net) When your ppp link is up, enter "gdipc"; if successful, you can ping "pancreas.dyn.cheapnet.net" for your current IP number (if your username is "pancreas"). Oki