Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:40:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Mark Hartley <mark@whetstonelogic.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PPP.LINKUP Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19990909084131.1097f24c@mail.whetstonelogic.com>
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At 08:23 PM 9/8/99 -0500, you wrote: >I'm trying to set up up a static name with a dynamic IP by mailing a >friend with a static IP and name. I've got the following command in >my ppp.linkup file: > !bg echo MYADDR | mail dyndns@blah.blah > >The intent is to mail my current IP to him every time ppp connects (I use >ppp -ddial), but it isn't sending anything. I'm at a loss to know >if it isn't the proper command or if the ppp.linkup isn't running. > >Any suggestions most appreciated! > What I use is (in ppp.linkup): ! /bin/sh -c "/etc/ppp/linkup.sh &" then the file /etc/ppp/linkup.sh contains: sleep 30 ifconfig tun0 | grep inet | cut -c 7-20 | mail username@host Hope this helps. Mark. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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