Determine remote IP address

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#1

I have Vera going through my Linksys router and is set up in Advanced tab as DHCP. I know Vera’s local IP address but what about the current IP for the modem.

Is there a way that remotely I can determine this IP address?

I didn’t think of setting up DynDNS at the time.

Thanks,
Byron

#2

To be totally honest (if I understand your question correctly-- you want to determine the public IP of your modem, behind which sits a Linksys router and then Vera), I think you will probably need to contact MCV and see if they can pull it from a report. Unless you have a computer you can access remotely at the location (LogMeIn/GoToMyPC/RDP/etc.), I can’t think of another way to retrieve it from Vera’s innards, altho I am sure that there are others who have poked around in the “advanced” section of Vera more thoroughly than I have.

#3

Just browse to http://www.myip.dk/ it will tell you your public IP.

Regards
Morten

#4

Another site:
http://whatismyipaddress.com

Then go to DynDns.org and sign up for a public name.

But unless you really need to SSH in to the unit, the GUI is available by just using findvera.com

#5

We can see what Byron says when he replies, but I believe by writing “remotely” above that he is no longer at the location where Vera is and does not have access to any computers that are there…

#6

Oops…right you are. Sorry.
Is there a way to embed a web lookup into a luup device? Too bad there isn’t a “console” option from the GUI, then you would have some options there.

#7

I do not know if this is even “remotely” applicable. However, this is just an FYI for anyone attaching Vera via an ethernet cable to their router. Four months, I was losing my Internet connection on my home network. I replaced my modem and my router twice. I had a computer professional spend several hours trying to resolve this problem. It seems to be resolved now. I think what might have fixed it is that both Vera and my Linksys router were broadcasting on Channel 11. I changed my Linksys router channel 3. Knock on wood

#8

I could see this happening if they were tripping on each other. I made vera’s WAN port a static LAN IP behind my linksys router and simply disabled the WIFI on Vera. This way, she is simply 100% a gateway for Zwave and not other network traffic. This would be my suggestion since the more Vera has to do, the more likely of there being a lockup or issue, etc.

You could also setup Vera as a WIFI client so it connects via WIFI instead of RJ45. This method allows you to set Vera almost anywhere where it can reach your primary WIFI router. I did this so I could plop vera closer to my Schlage lock and other beam capable switches. So far it’s worked flawlessly in this mode

#9

IN order to see the external ip ( the one that’s on your main router wan port) go to
Advanced->Net&Wi-Fi and press Network Troubleshoot.
THE IP will be mentioned there.

The dyndns package is already installed, but you’ll have to edit manually the config file located in
/etc/config/ddns
From console or using the file editor from WebIf

#10

But… Depending who your ISP is, it may not be the same IP address from to day. FIOS is always changing the ‘public’ IP address. I’m sure others do to.