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Check if external ip has changed

Sometimes we are on connections that have a dynamic ip. This will add your current external ip to ~/.external-ip.

Each time the script is run, it will dig an OpenDNS resolver to grab your external ip. If it is different from what is in ~/.external-ip it will echo the new ip. Otherwise it will return nothing.

#!/bin/sh
# Check external IP for change
# Ideal for use in a cron job
#
# Usage: sh check-ext-ip.sh
#
# Returns: Nothing if the IP is same, or the new IP address
#          First run always returns current address
#
# Requires dig:
#    Debian/Ubuntu: apt install dnsutils
#    Solus: eopkg install bind-utils
#    CentOS/Fedora: yum install bind-utils
#
# by Sina Cutie <sina@cutie.space>
# Released under CC0

# Where we will store the external IP
EXT_IP="$HOME/.external-ip"

# Check if dig is installed
if [ "$(command -v dig)" = "" ]; then
    echo "This script requires 'dig' to run"

# Load distribution release information
    . /etc/os-release

    # Check for supported release; set proper package manager and package name
    if [ "$ID" = "debian" ] || [ "$ID" = "ubuntu" ]; then
        MGR="apt"
        PKG="dnsutils"
    elif [ "$ID" = "fedora" ] || [ "$ID" = "centos" ]; then
        MGR="yum"
        PKG="bind-utils"
    elif [ "$ID" = "solus" ]; then
        MGR="eopkg"
        PKG="bind-utils"
    else
        echo "Please consult your package manager for the correct package"
        exit 1
    fi

    # Will run if one of the above supported distributions was found
    echo "Installing $PKG ..."
    sudo "$MGR" install "$PKG"
fi

# We check our external IP directly from a DNS request
GET_IP="$(dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com)"

# Check if ~/.external-ip exists
if [ -f "$EXT_IP" ]; then
    # If the external ip is the same as the current ip
    if [ "$(cat "$EXT_IP")" = "$GET_IP" ]; then
        exit 0
    fi
# If it doesn't exist or is not the same, grab and save the current IP
else
    echo "$GET_IP" > "$EXT_IP"
fi

tags: shell script, linux