Quoting Johnny Fulcrum <johnnyfulcrum at mn.rr.com>: > But I don't get a new ip address on my Linux eth0 - it's static on my LAN > (192.168.0.XXX), the gateway (D-link) gets a new WAN ip address like every > 3 - 12 hours (lately)... Road Runner must be moving Netblocks or > something... > > I'd need to query the gateway (switch, firewall,D-link do-hicky - whatever- > it's-called)for it's WAN ip The DynDNS site suggests one possibility at http://www.dyndns.org/services/dyndns/faq.html#80 Look for the question "How can I determine my IP address if I'm behind a router or firewall?" Another option is to use the DynDNS (or similar) service. The cost isn't unreasonable IMHO for the convenience it provides. -Tim -- Timothy D. Wilson Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA email: wilson at visi.com _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list