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  From: Adam Hawes <adam_hawes@dingoblue.net.au>
  To  : Linux SA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 09:13:39 +1030

Re: Remotely telling (via telephone RINGs) computer to connect to isp

> > The question also is, once it is connected, how will you reach it, you
> > won't know its IP, unless it has a static IP, in which case, why not have
> > it dialled al the time ?

Has anyone thought of trying one of the many free dynamic DNS services? 
You can set up a domain under theirs (or they can usually host yours for a
small fee).  You get a client from them that you can call from your ip-up
script that updates the DNS records.  It's not an ideal service but I have
found them to be very useful for gaining access to my server from out and
about.. a quick call home and the box is online, then I just 
telnet/netscape/ftp/etc to my domain after a few minutes to allow their
server to update its records.

A couple I know of are:

http://www.dyndns.org
http://www.eyep.net


Cheers,
Adam

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