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    IP tracking Tool

    Hey AO,

    I administer a small network in a neighboring city. I frequently VNC into the network using the IP address of the Server. The problem I'm running into is that the network is assigned a dynamic IP address. Can any of you suggest a good tool that I can install on The Windows 2000 server machine that will e-mail or SMS me when the IP address changes???

    If no such tool exists is there any similar tool?


    Thanks
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    Wow, a network in which the IP address continuously changes. That is because it is dynamic, which means you don't have a static connection (like cable or T1 for instance). I recommend getting one of those connections because if you have a dynamic IP where it changes after every connection, life will really become bitchy for you, lol.
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    Originally posted here by Soda_Popinsky
    http://www.dyndns.org/services/dyndns/

    I feel like a complete and total dumbass for not remembering that site
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    Originally posted here by Spyder32
    That is because it is dynamic, which means you don't have a static connection (like cable or T1 for instance).
    Well, I can assure you that some cable connections have Dynamic Ip address'. I know this for a fact, same with DSL. In a lot of area's DSL is all that is available for High Speed Internet. So their IP will change when they reboot, or lose their connection.

    I recently was dealing with this very problem, and found that signing up over at www.dyndns.org was the solution I needed. I think that this may help you.

    PS>Lets not to forget to tunnle that VNC your running BTW
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    Thanks for the inputs above but I am familiar with dyndns and that is not quite what I'm looking for. The IP on the server switches about once a month. Instead of me calling one of the people at the place of business and having them 'ipconfig /all' and read me the IP. I was wondering if there is a tool that I can install on that server that will notify me of an IP change and e-mail me or some other form of contact. Dyndns would allow me to tie a name to the IP but that would leave me in the same dillema of updating the ip with dyndns when it changes. Also, haveing a name instead of IP number is not really important because the network is primarily used for ftp and school research.

    Thanks again...?

    Edit: Solution found one http://www.ipmonster.com/
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    maybe write a batch file that ipconfigs into a file and then emails the file SMTP style.

    @echo off
    ipconfig /all > file.txt
    telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 25 < SMTPscript.txt

    maybe that helps?? just a little something to give you an idea of what i mean.

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    http://www.no-ip.com/downloads.php?page=win

    I use it for the same purposes. Just add the client to any machine behind your public address (if nat'ng) and any changes to the IP address will automatically get updated to no-ip.com! It will keep your dns name and IP address in sync....works great.

    Before that i set up a cron job that would e-mail me the ip address twice a day (not windows)...

    wget -O /home/...../myipaddr http://checkip.dyndns.org/
    mail -s "urIPaddr" xxxxx@aaaaa.com < /home/....../myipaddr

    Similar to what seven was hinting to. But was not very reliable.

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    Dyndns would allow me to tie a name to the IP but that would leave me in the same dillema of updating the ip with dyndns when it changes.
    http://www.dyndns.org/services/dyndns/clients.html

    Wouldn't this update it for you when it changes?


    Ipchicken.com is similar to ipmonster...

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    i liked the program called gmip. it stands for get my ip...it automatically emails you your wan ip whenever it changes.... I have the same issue as i have dsl
    M$ support is like shooting yourself in the left foot and then putting a band-aid on the right one.

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