Ars Technica

Find my IP address with a script

You can use the DynDNS updater to get your IP. On my Vista machine it stores the IP it updates in the C ProgramData\DynDNS\Updater\ directory in a file named config.dyndns. The 15th line has the ...
CRN

Unintended IP Theft, ‘Script Kiddies’ Are Massive Threats MSPs Can’t Ignore: CISA Advisor

While cyberattacks on the whole have grown more sophisticated, certain basic attacks are a concern for less-obvious reasons, says CISA cybersecurity advisor Brad Manuel. While cyberattacks on the ...
Ars Technica

iptables script - Why I can't ping my own IP?

I have this sample iptables script running on a box, and no matter what I try, I can't ping the ip address of the same box, from the same, that is, if I try, I get ...
Linux Journal

Tech Tip: Getting Your MAC and IP Address In a Script

Ever wanted to get the MAC or IP address of your computer in a Linux shell script? The following two commands should work on most flavours of Linux/Unix.