On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 12:19:28PM -0800, Ralph Shumaker wrote: > Todd Walton wrote: > > >A simpler way of doing it (maybe) is simply to use her IP address. In > >this case you'd use a command like "ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]", if > >69.239.117.25 were her IP address. The IP address will be different > >every time she gets online. A way to find out what it is is to have > >her go to http://whatismyip.com/ . Try it yourself right now. That > >tells you what IP address you are visiting the website from, i.e. that > >is your IP. When she goes to that website she'll see *her* IP. Then > >she can either call you and tell you it, or send you an email with it. > >(There's no security risk with sending it through the email.) > > > > > > Is there a way to have her computer automaticly send me an email if her > IP address has changed? I think it tends to *not* change very often > since she is on Cox. >
I'm seeing a perl cron job that runs /sbin/ifconfig at intervals, parses the outside ethX card's IP addr, compares it to a addr stored in a file, and writes a new file and sends email if changed. -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
