Need to track my WAN IP address

[iMunch]

Hi all,

So, i have a few things on my home network that i want to remote access (unraid, router, etc).

The problem is that my ISP gives me a dynamic IP address that changes every day or so making it hard to keep track of it to allow remote access.

i asked them if they could give me a static IP and they said it was an extra $10 a month.

is there any app or web service that i could use on my phone that would tell me the WAN IP of my home network? (while i am not connected to it of course, like at work or something)

I'm currently using the Plex web app, as it shows the ip address of the server in the settings, but this is a bit tedious.

Any suggestions??

 

Thanks

[Enderman]

You can use a free service like no-ip to assign a domain name that redirects to your IP, and they have a DUC program which auto updates the redirect every 5 minutes.

[iMunch]

cheers, I'll look into it, thanks

 

[MWaldhauer]

If your router supports DynDNS you can use that

[Jaxder]

Run a script to output to a txt file in google drive. In command prompt (or powershell), run this command:

nslookup myip.opendns.com resolver1.opendns.com

This will return something like this:

Your IP will be the second IP listed.

 

Then go look at that .txt file.

 

Or you can do what Enderman says. It's probably easier.

57 minutes ago, Enderman said:

You can use a free service like no-ip to assign a domain name that redirects to your IP, and they have a DUC program which auto updates the redirect every 5 minutes.

 

[mynameisjuan]

New IP every day doesnt seem right....do you shut your modem off every night or something?

 

But yeah the comments above are the best way around DHCP.