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On Jun 23, 2004, at 11:03 AM, whiteswan2508 wrote:
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\n> Can anyone help?
\n>
\n> I currently have my magnia connected via the V.90 modem to my ISP
\n> and obviously get a dynamic IP address. I need to use a Dynamic DNS
\n> service so I can access my magnia from the 'big wide world'.
\n>
\n> Currently I have signed up with www.sitelutions.com for their
\n> Dynamis DNS service (it's free).
\n>
\n> I have a php scrip on the magnia that I can run from a web browser
\n> on another PC and all is looking good. Now I want to run a script on
\n> the magnia as a CRON job to achieve the same. I have seen posts for
\n> dynamis DNS apps on the Magnia Groups but they appear to be aimed at
\n> xDSL connectivity where the IP address changes infrequently. My ISP
\n> has a maximum connection time of 2 hours or an inactivity period of
\n> 10 minutes before it closes the connection. So I need to check and
\n> send the IP address on a regular basis (every 10 minutes or less).
\n>
\n> Can anyone help me with a solution? Either a script or alternative
\n> application.