Controlling port forwading on Linksys from OS X

[corywilkerson]

Hey All.

I'm looking for an elegant way to modify port forwarding settings on my linksys router (for stuff like FTP/SSH) automatically - whenever OS X is assigned a new IP by the router.

I'm essentially looking to bypass the cumbersome/manual process of logging into my the router everytime, updating the IP to which I want port 22 to forward to, etc.

Also - I'd like to be able to grab my WAN address and email it myself on a periodic basis (I don't have a static ip) - so that I know how to address my box at any given time. In other words - basically a cron job that says, "Hey, here's your router's public address".

Anyone know any tools out there to assist?

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

For the second part, you can use Ipanema:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19949

As for the first part, I would suggest either using static internal IP addresses instead of dynamic DHCP, or firewall rules by MAC address if it supports that.

 

[HorqDog]

For sure - start using static ip in the router, and on the Mac drop the DHCP...

second - have you ever concidered a static WAN ip (this is the next best thing for free)?

no-ip.com

free for personal use...