On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 03:23:30AM +0100, sebastian maemo wrote: > Hi, folks. I need some help with thttpd. > > I've installed and run it to get easy access to my 770 via a Web browser. > > The problem I've got is that every time I get an Internet connection (via > wifi or phone) my IP address changes. So that I've prepared a very simple > web page at a fixed URL. In that page I've uploaded a simple index.html with > my new IP, and it redirects the reader to my 770 web server. The problem is > that I must update that index.html every time I connect my 770 in order to > have a correct IP address. > > Is there any way to automate the process via a script? Could anybody help me > with the script? Is there a simpler way to achieve what I need? Dynamic DNS is the solution. There are many zero-cost providers, e.g. http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/. You would need a small program on your 770 to update the dyndns IP every time you connect. Debian had a bunch of these packaged, it shouldn't be too difficult to port one. Marius Gedminas -- Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment. -- Robert Benchley -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/attachments/20070218/0ecaf5c5/attachment.pgp
