i alternate periodically between using a cloud-hosted script on my linode that dumps the clients IP, and using icanhazip.com (also supports ipv6). no registration required, and haven't hit any limits yet.
there's also: http://v4.ipv6-test.com/api/myip.php, which seems to work pretty well. On 01/14/2013 09:12 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > Thanks to Bill Barry I use whatismyip.com in a shell script that runs > every 15 minutes. If Frontier has changed my IP address, then the script > effects that change at the registrar's DNS servers. > > Today I actually read the message associated with an IP address change and > learned that whatismyip.com has removed the Microsoft .asp version of their > tool. Now, an un-registered user gets 5 IP address lookups per _day_. With a > free account a registered user gets 12 IP address lookups per _hour_. Since > my cron job runs 4 times per hour that is certainly adequate for my needs. > The provider also has two higher-level memberships for pay (from $1/month to > $50/year). > > For others here using (or considering using) whatismyip.com, here's the > URL to sign up for the free (or paid) services: > > <http://www.whatismyip.com/membership-options/> > > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
