[ale] Offsite backup

[Chris Fowler]

On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 20:02, Byron A Jeff wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 07:57:02PM -0500, Chris Fowler wrote:
> > Would an arp broadcaster help guarantee that address?
> 
> No. It's DHCP based. But unlike HellSouth and others, ComCast doesn't
> expire or cycle IP addresses

Great.

> .
> 
> There are no guarantees on IP addresses. You'll still need your system as 
> a backup. Easiest is to get it to E-mail you when the address changes.
> 

If it is on private like it will be in this case.  It can not email me
its address unless it uses some service to gets the networks true public
address.

> BAJ
> 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 19:53, Byron A Jeff wrote:
> > > On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 07:03:00PM -0500, Chris Fowler wrote:
> > > > I plan on installing a Linux machine at my father's house to be an
> > > > offsite backup.  It will be sitting on a private lan behind a SMC
> > > > wireless router.  The router is attached to Comcast.  I need some way of
> > > > having this box report to me every day what its IP address is.
> > > 
> > > No need as long as the box remains on. I've had the same Comcast IP address
> > > for over 9 months.
> > > 
> > > BAJ