johnnyt Posted August 24, 2019 Posted August 24, 2019 I'd like to be able to email the IP address my ISY has been given by router and, ideally, if the email send fails, I'd like it to retry later Is there a way for ISY to email it's IP address? Is there a way for a program to know if sending an email has succeeded? I think I know the answer but thought I would ask since I've many times thought I knew the answer to things I didn't... LOL
BamBamF16 Posted August 25, 2019 Posted August 25, 2019 Why would you not know what the ip address is? I would recommend static(known) or DHCP(also known). Or do.you mean what ip address is assigned to your LAN by your isp? If that is the case the I recommend getting a domain name and using some type of DUC app. Much easier. Albeit with a year cost ( can be free if you don't mind weird domain names).
johnnyt Posted August 25, 2019 Author Posted August 25, 2019 5 hours ago, bambamf16 said: Why would you not know what the ip address is? To ease my migration from 4.x to 5.x and take the step into zwave I bought a new 500 ZW series ISY and ended up with an unused 300-series ISY that I converted to what can only be described as a self contained sophisticated timer that controls two outlets (using two old X10 Appliance modules) and emails periodic reports. I put everything in a box and made the whole thing portable by using this ethernet to wifi adapter , which acts like a bridge and gets a local LAN address from the router (no double NAT'ing). Since I want to make this outlet-controller-in-a-box usable away from my router and because I made the timer configurable in real time using REST commands, to do that I need to know the IP address the ISY has been given when it's not connected to my router. Although my short term inspiration/intended use for it is in my home (to alternate between two car block heaters this winter), and practically speaking it may well be in a place where I have (or can get) access to the router to query what address it got, I hoped to be able to make it one level more portable by having it email me it's IP address at startup for those times when/if I didn't have direct access to the router where I'm using it. Perhaps I could make the ISY internet accessible but I've so far avoided doing that at all with ISY (I leverage my VPN router if I want to access it remotely) so I don't really know what that takes and how portable it would be in the end. I think I would need to pay for UDI portal access (is that right?) and I didn't want to spend anymore money than I already did by buying the wifi adapter.
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