[CLUE-Tech] Getting the external IP from a wireless router

[Dave Hahn]

You could parse the output from www.whatismyip.com

Keith Christian wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>
>I want to get the DHCP-generated IP address that my cable modem ISP
>(warpdriveonline.com) has assigned to my wireless router: an SMC 2804WBR,
>which is connected to a cable modem.
>
>What I'm looking for is an internal HTTP or Telnet server in the router that
>will show what the IP address on the outbound end of the router is.  I would
>expect to be able to do this:
>
>  lynx -dump "http://192.168.2.1:SOME_PORT" > external_ip_address.txt
>
>(I may look into something like ez-ipupdate or a similar daemon program that
>uses dyndns.org, if the external IP is not available "natively" from the
>router.)
>
>Thanks!
>
>======Keith
>
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