[Dclug] Need to find my public ip from behind a router

[Arun Mallikarjunan]

thanks a lot guys, this is exactly what I was looking for, I want to save my
$40 :P. You guys are the coolest!! :).

Arun

On 12/13/06, Jonathan Kline <jonathan.kline at isaidno.net> wrote:
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> w3m -dump http://whatismyip.org
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> Add that to cron with some ssh magic, and you will be all set.
> Otherwise, you can run a dyndns client on her box explicitly (and it can
> check whatismyip.org or similar) and update dynamic dns for you. (dyndns
> does not need to run on a router, it can just as easily run on a client)
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> Arun Mallikarjunan wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >    I want to use a script to find out my public ip address using a
> > script, be it perl/bash...I know i can go to whatsmyip.org
> > <http://whatsmyip.org>, but i was wondering if there was a way to
> > automate it. the reason is pretty lame. My mom sometimes needs some
> > software and I usually install it by ssh'ing to her system. I ask her to
> > open the browser and go to whatsmyip.org <http://whatsmyip.org> and get
> > it thru that. but if I can automate this, then I could have her computer
> > update my records with her latest ip when her computer boots. the
> > eventual step would be to update the dyndns account with her computers
> > latest ip. Unfortunately her router doesnt support dyndns by default.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Arun
> >
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