Re: Determine IP Address of Router

[Bdietz400 <bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx>]

Why not try getting the info from something like www.myipaddress.com.   If you have a dynamic dns host name with dyndns.org your router might have a built in update and you might be able to query via nslookup.

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Bryan


On Nov 11, 2012, at 6:19 PM, "Shannon ODonnell" <sodonnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
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> I have an iSeries (i5, iBM I, AS/400.etc.)  behind a cable modem.  The
> cable modem is what connects me to the internet and serves as the initial
> firewall and as the network router.
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> Ever so often the IP address of the modem/router changes.  That is.if a
> power outage occurs or other things happen beyond my control.the IP address
> of the cable modem changes.
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> I am trying to think of a way I can determine, from my IBM I (As/400,
> iSeries, i5, etc.), what the new IP address of that cable modem is.
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> I was trying to think if maybe there might be a PHP or java solution that I
> could call from the iSeries to poll that cable modem to retrieve the current
> outside IP address.
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> Any suggestions on how to accomplish that or if it is even possible?
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> Thanks!
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> Shannon O'Donnell
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