Re: [aclug-L] a way to send ip address to the net on login

["spiff" <spiff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> Hello, I am looking for a way for my box to send its ip address to the
net
>> so I can find it remotely.
>>
>> Would like to do this via ftp after xringd has connected.  Can anyone
point
>> me toward the solution to this rather then me trying to telnet to every
port
>> my ISP provides?
>>

>Have you considered using a free dns service?  Go look at www.ddns.org. It
>works pretty well most of the time...
>
As you yourself point out, it works most of the time.  When I am wanting to
locate my box, I am not wanting it to be a random chance based on whether or
not a free service is working or not.  I want it to be a known process that
can be fixed if broken on my end by either tweaking my hardware or
contacting my ISP to find out what they changed on their end.

I would just send myself an email, however my ISP changed the way it allows
one to log into the pop3 mail server.  I can no longer access it unless I am
logged into the ISP.  In other words even though I have an account and
password, unless I am attempting it through their connection, I can't
access....

thanks again,
spiff