Is there a software that will notify of me a change in IP address?

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  1. Posts : 15,489
    Windows10
       #11

    Hoggorm said:
    Hello,

    I'm looking for a software that I can have running on Windows 10 that will notify me when my external IP address is changed.

    I do not have a static IP address from my ISP so I'll have to change the IP for my website manually every time the IP changes. It would be preferable if I could get a heads up by one of my always-on computers that the external IP has changed. Preferably by email or some kind of push notification service.

    Do you know if such a software exists?

    Thank you
    What you need is a ddns web address. Then you do not need to worry about the ip address. Some sites host them for free.
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  2. Posts : 15,489
    Windows10
       #12

    Hoggorm said:
    Hello,

    I'm looking for a software that I can have running on Windows 10 that will notify me when my external IP address is changed.

    I do not have a static IP address from my ISP so I'll have to change the IP for my website manually every time the IP changes. It would be preferable if I could get a heads up by one of my always-on computers that the external IP has changed. Preferably by email or some kind of push notification service.

    Do you know if such a software exists?

    Thank you
    What you need is a ddns web address. Then you do not need to worry about the ip address. Some sites host them for free.

    The 6 Best Free Dynamic DNS Providers
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  3. Posts : 48
    Win10
       #13

    Can confirm it works absolutely fine for me - sends emails when I use the test button without issue so like Rick I suspect you have something misconfigured.
    Also it can be a bit slow to show the external IP when it starts - it shows Service Down - but it soon sorts itself out.
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  4. Posts : 195
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #14

    RickC said:
    I tested the ZIP (portable) version and can confirm that email notifications works (really well):

    So, IMO it's worth persevering with the SMTP settings.

    Hope this helps...
    Thank you!

    I'll investigate further. I tried this with Yahoo Mail SMTP.
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  5. Posts : 1,767
    Windows 10 Pro (+ Windows 10 Home VMs for testing)
       #15

    Hoggorm said:
    Thank you!

    I'll investigate further. I tried this with Yahoo Mail SMTP.
    I have to agree with the post by @cereberus that a ddns web address seems to be the most effortlessly way to go to save an app running constantly locally.

    Hope this helps...
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  6. Posts : 18,432
    Windows 11 Pro
       #16

    I use no-ip.com dynamic dns service which my router manages for me, but they have ddns software too. I just went ahead and paid the something like $19 for the whole year instead of having to manually refresh the subscription every month. <lastname>.mynetgear.com always gets me to my network.
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  7. Posts : 195
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #17

    Thank you,

    I did investigate DDNS services a few years back. I can't recall why but I decided not go go that way. I'll investigate again.

    In the meantime i was successful setting up TrueIP. I had to try a different port than what Yahoo tried. In addition I had not inserted the correct From Address...

    Thank you for all help
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  8. Posts : 42,992
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #18

    glad it worked out. I tried it briefly but had no success with email despite trying various possibilities.
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