cable modem ip address

[Guest_imported]

Is there a program out there that will remotely tell you what your cable modems IP address is?

 

[iggystar]

Your cable modem doesn't have an IP.

 

[Guest_imported]

your right, maybe I should rephrase. I need to know what the WAN address is to reach my servers which are nat'ed behind my BB router. Sometimes, no, a lot of the time, my cable company rotates networks and I end up with a different WAN ip address. this makes it near impossible to reach my devices without knowing what IP address to point to. Is this a better question?

 

[sobak]

Ever think about DDNS (Dynamic DNS) I've never used it but some people use it with great success. Suppose to work pretty good for this particular configuration.... david e
*end users are just like computers, some you can work with...others just need a simple reBOOTing to fix their problems.*

 

[ngagne]

DDNS is great...(where else can you get a domain name like funbags.servebeer.com)?

Nate Gagne
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[sobak]

Ngagne (AKA Some People) <-- was who I was referring to...

If you have any question regarding DDNS ask Nate....

david e
*end users are just like computers, some you can work with...others just need a simple reBOOTing to fix their problems.*

 

[iggystar]

That is a better question. DDNS is a good answer too.

You could do other things too though. If your machine is always on you could write a script to query the router for what it's IP is and then e-mail to you on a daily basis. Not as cool as DDNS but if you're handy with scripting you could do it pretty easily.

 

[dilettante]

Actually, many cable modems DO have an IP address. The address used (typically as a web server) for status and configuration. I don't think they're EVER available from the cable side of the modem though.

 

[jeter]

My pc is setup as DHCP to Cox Cable. If you were to monitor the process you would see your pc getting a LAN ip first than accessing the WAN ip. To test your WAN ip you can go to

http://www.assembly.net/callerid

Jeter@LasVegas.com
J.Fisher CCNA

 

[MikeLacey]

have a look at

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/cmtips.html

for some tips and tricks
Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com
Email welcome if you're in a hurry or something -- but post in tek-tips as well please, and I will post my reply here as well.