Obtaining router external address

[Peter]

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005, Anton Markov wrote:

> I think I am the person you are referring to  :)

Maybe, I think it was the other poster who responded earlier.

> In the router configuration page, I set it to send "log information" to my
> computer (using internal IP of the computer). I then installed a program
> called "snmptrap" and "linksysmon".

I also have the log information options but my router is not linksys. I 
thought the log information refers to remote logging. I will now try to 
elucidate the matter.

> Linksysmon uses snmptrap to "trap" data sent by the router, and write it to a
> log file. While obtaining the outside IP was not my goal (I have a static
> IP), I did see somewhere in the linksysmon manual how to enable some hidden
> options in the router, allowing it to send it's whole syslog-like output, not
> just the connection log. Using this option, I remember seeing my external IP
> mentioned (obviously it never changed).
>
> Again, I am not sure how to extend this solution to other routers.

Ok, thanks, I will take it from there.

thanks,
Peter
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