[Dxspider-support] Help

[Goody]

Use dynamic DNS which can be updated whenever you want.  justlinux.com
and ods.org are two services I use.  They have a script that you can
execute whenever pppd comes up so that the dns name of your choice (i.e.
myserver.ods.org ) has the correct IP.  Then, use that name wherever you
need to....

73
Goody
K3NG

Bob Harrison wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am running a spider node and using a "free" ISP that disconnects mt every hour.... the linux pppd reconnects straight away but of course as the ISP uses a dynamic IP number my IP address changes each hour.
> 
> It would be useful if I could always know (remotely) what my spider boxes IP address is.....
> 
> so is there any clever perl programmer out there who could come up with
> a routine that I could run from a crontab pretty regularly that would find
> out the ip address of gb7ujs (my spider c/s) and send a talk to g4ujs in
> the cluster with
> 
> talk g4ujs GB7UJS's current IP address is nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
> 
> I could then easily connect to another cluster via radio or telnet as G4UJS and receive the talk with the info I need.
> 
> anyone got any good ideas?
> 
> TIA
> Bob Harrison
> Telephone: +44 7976 754494
> Website: http://www.qsl.net/g4ujs
> 
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