How to get ip and send it to email / ddclient (NOT SOLVED)

zxy · Last edited by zxy on Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:30 pm; edited 3 times in total

I need to send the ip that a computer gets at boot (when connected to internet) to a certain e-mail address.

This computer is connected via adsl.

How to do this?

I need this, so I can ssh to this computer, but the ip addres changes every time the remote computer boots, so I thought to send it to my mail every time.
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heitor.federico · n00b Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 3

Hello there:D

Maybe you could try ddclient and set a dynamic host for you in one of the free dynamic dns service providers:D

here's a howto you could follow:D

Good luck:D

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dynamic_DNS
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hilbert_space · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:37 am Post subject:

You better take dyndns than sending ips via email:
http://www.dyndns.com/
With Dyndns you get a domain like mypc.dyndns.org for free. Then you run a daemon (some adsl router do this for you) that reports the ip for, there is also a little tool in the portage:
http://gentoo-portage.com/net-dns/ddclient

-Thomas

zxy · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:52 am Post subject:

I just created an DynDNS account.

I thought to send it via email, would be simpler, but maybe DynDNS is better.

Thank you.
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zxy · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:35 pm Post subject:

I can't get ddclient to update the ip.
this is my configuration file.

I can update it on the www site, but I would like it to be automatic.

zxy · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject:

Bump.
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Kobboi · l33t Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 673 Location: Belgium

Have you added ddclient to the list of services to start at boot/default?