Re: Linksys Router & Python

From: Josiah Carlson (jcarlson_at_uci.edu)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:31:21 -0700
To: Brad Tilley <bradtilley@gmail.com>, python-list@python.org

Brad Tilley <bradtilley@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Probably a stupid question, but here goes:
>
> Is there any way to get a scaled down version of Python onto a Linksys
> Wireless router? Are there any projects out there that are doing this?
> I've googled around a bit, but didn't find much. I want to keep the
> router's software as it is, but I also would like to have some scripting
> abilities on it as well (like email the router's IP addy every x hours),
> etc.

Some linksys routers offer support for dynamic hostnames via no-ip.org
or dyndns.org. That is, they connect to the dynamic dns server, tell it
"hey, I'm now ip address ...", and within about 5-10 minutes, the rest
of the world knows it.

 - Josiah