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</head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">Since many routers have a
way to make use of a DDNS service to record changes to an IP, does
anyone know of a service that will simply send an email message when the
router gets a new IP? <br>
<br>
I have a friend who has a couple of home security web cameras and
occasionally needs to log in remotely to check. I had suggested a DDNS
service but he thought that was overkill when he thought a short email
would be fine. He's running a commercial off the shelf box and I doubt
he would be comfortable changing the firmware.<br>
<br>
Claude<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Rami Al-Ghanmi via SGVLUG wrote:<br>
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I used to use Namecheap, but found that DNS propagation for DDNS was <br>
not fast enough for me and did not support TLS when I was using it. I <br>
found a very elegant solution in DuckDNS
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="https://www.duckdns.org/"><https://www.duckdns.org/></a>. <br>
Think of it as the DuckDuckGo of DNS.<br>
<br>
One of the coolest things about it is that it gives you instructions <br>
on how to run it on almost everything including Android, pfSense and <br>
OpenWRT: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.duckdns.org/install.jsp">https://www.duckdns.org/install.jsp</a>.<br>
<br>
I highly recommend it.<br>
<br>
Rami<br>
<br>
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Bryan Pesterfield via SGVLUG <br>
<<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net">sgvlug@sgvlug.net</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net"><mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net></a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
My goal also involves setting up the same notice on my mothers pc<br>
for remote administration.<br>
<br>
My IP has actually only changed every few years, whenever I change<br>
ISPs (so basically never without my own doing), but I am not so<br>
sure about my mothers, since it is usually off and in need of a<br>
router. I assume her IP changed within a week of installing<br>
Ubuntu, because I haven't been back in since then. I am making a<br>
trip to load the script there this weekend.<br>
<br>
I have a couple domains with namecheap, but I never bothered<br>
looking at their perks. I was looking for a diy solution since I<br>
remembered reading that the free services all started charging.<br>
<br>
Thank you guys for the advice. I will set up an account for the<br>
script and look into making my router do the work with namecheap.<br>
It is a Cisco RV130; I wanted my WAP to be seperate and a new<br>
router without it is getting harder to find.<br>
<br>
<br>
On May 16, 2017 12:01 PM, "Jess Bermudes via SGVLUG"<br>
<<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net">sgvlug@sgvlug.net</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net"><mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net></a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
Namecheap and probably other domain registrars provide ddns<br>
for you with your purchase, so then if you have a router with<br>
openwrt or something you can set it up pretty easily<br>
<br>
On May 16, 2017 14:39, "Michael Proctor-Smith via SGVLUG"<br>
<<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net">sgvlug@sgvlug.net</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net"><mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net></a>>
wrote:<br>
<br>
If you don't want to do it as root, or your normal account<br>
do it. Then create a new user to do it, don't reuse an<br>
existing system account. With cron jobs the place you<br>
normal fail is that from cron you don't have normal user<br>
path stuff added as it is not a login shell.<br>
<br>
But in seem like you are solving a solved problem that we<br>
have all gone the road of. That being wanting to access<br>
your network remotely and having a dynamic ip address. So<br>
if I may suggest looking into one of the free dynamic dns<br>
services (DDNS) and save yourself the trouble of having to<br>
check email to find your home ip address. Many home<br>
routers will automatically update DDNS when there ip<br>
address changes.<br>
<br>
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Bryan Pesterfield via<br>
SGVLUG <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net">sgvlug@sgvlug.net</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net"><mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net></a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
Hello all,<br>
<br>
I have a script I wrote to monitor my external ip and<br>
send me an update via email when it changes (it checks<br>
ipv4.icanhazip.com <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://ipv4.icanhazip.com"><http://ipv4.icanhazip.com></a>, so
no<br>
parsing necessary). While the books and webpages I<br>
have looked at so far make it appear easy to set up a<br>
cron job, I am unsure of what user should be used to<br>
run the job (since nothing I looked at specified what<br>
accounts should be used, they appear to be indifferent<br>
to it).<br>
<br>
It didn't seem very secure to have root or myself (aka<br>
a regular user) run the job, so I am hesitating on<br>
setting it up until I know what account should be used<br>
to run it. Do I have a system account do it, or do I<br>
set up an unique account just for it? What's the best<br>
way to do this?<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance,<br>
Bryan Pesterfield<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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cite="mid:CANP2O6uXM5ofuyicckdrVdWed_iYbsPV+-5acjdTEz=5h5a4Eg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div style="margin:30px 25px 10px 25px;" class="__pbConvHr"><div
style="width:100%;border-top:2px solid #EDF1F4;padding-top:10px;"> <div
style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:49%;">
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net"
style="color:#485664
!important;padding-right:6px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none
!important;">Rami Al-Ghanmi via SGVLUG</a></div> <div
style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:48%;text-align:
right;"> <font color="#909AA4"><span style="padding-left:6px">May
23, 2017 at 9:11 AM</span></font></div> </div></div>
<div style="color:#909AA4;margin-left:24px;margin-right:24px;"
__pbrmquotes="true" class="__pbConvBody"><div dir="ltr">I used to use
Namecheap, but found that DNS propagation for DDNS was not fast enough
for me and did not support TLS when I was using it. I found a very
elegant solution in <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.duckdns.org/">DuckDNS</a>. Think of it as the
DuckDuckGo of DNS. <div><br></div><div>One of the coolest things about
it is that it gives you instructions on how to run it on almost
everything including Android, pfSense and OpenWRT: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://www.duckdns.org/install.jsp">https://www.duckdns.org/install.jsp</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>I
highly recommend it.</div><div><br></div><div>Rami</div></div><div
class="gmail_extra"><br><br></div>
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