Re: [JunkMail] Re: Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-04 Thread Bill Campbell
On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 10:07:18AM -0700, Mark Woodson wrote: ... >dhclient allows you to execute scripts when it runs. > >man dhclient-scripts and see the HOOKS sections, but the gist is that you can >create an /etc/dhclient-(enter|exit)-hooks script to do whatever you might >need. This is fine

Re: [JunkMail] Re: Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-04 Thread Mark Woodson
On Monday 04 August 2003 08:39 am, Technical Director wrote: > On Sun, 3 Aug 2003, David S. Jackson wrote: > > If your external IP number changes, as with DHCP, is there a way > > to find out what it currently is? I was thinking you could keep > > BitchX logged into a chat channel and script a /dn

Re: Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-04 Thread Technical Director
Hello, AFAIK in 4.#(.#) releases, /var/db/dhclient.leases also has the current IP in a block format: eg: lease { interface "de0"; fixed-address X.X.X.X; on and on ... } NOTE: When a new address is assigned it is "appended" to the end of the leases file. R. On Sun, 3 Aug 2003, David S

Re: Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-03 Thread Bob Hall
On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 12:21:59AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > "Bob Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 11:02:19PM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > > > "David S. Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > If your external IP number changes, as with DHCP, is th

Re: Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-03 Thread Lowell Gilbert
"Bob Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 11:02:19PM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > > "David S. Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > If your external IP number changes, as with DHCP, is there a way > > > to find out what it currently is? I was thinking you could

Re: Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-03 Thread Bob Hall
On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 11:02:19PM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > "David S. Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > If your external IP number changes, as with DHCP, is there a way > > to find out what it currently is? I was thinking you could keep > > BitchX logged into a chat channel and scr

Re: Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-03 Thread Lowell Gilbert
"David S. Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If your external IP number changes, as with DHCP, is there a way > to find out what it currently is? I was thinking you could keep > BitchX logged into a chat channel and script a /dns yournick and > email yourself the results from time to time.

Re: Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-03 Thread Daniel Rudy
Somewhere around the time of 08/03/2003 15:13, the world stopped and listened as David S. Jackson spoke these words of wisdom...: If your external IP number changes, as with DHCP, is there a way to find out what it currently is? I was thinking you could keep BitchX logged into a chat channel and s

Re: Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-03 Thread Bill Campbell
On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 06:13:18PM -0400, David S. Jackson wrote: >If your external IP number changes, as with DHCP, is there a way >to find out what it currently is? I was thinking you could keep >BitchX logged into a chat channel and script a /dns yournick and >email yourself the results from ti

Finding your dynamic external IP

2003-08-03 Thread David S. Jackson
If your external IP number changes, as with DHCP, is there a way to find out what it currently is? I was thinking you could keep BitchX logged into a chat channel and script a /dns yournick and email yourself the results from time to time. How would you do it? -- David S. Jackson