Some home Internent connections aren't given a fixed or static IP address by their service provider which can be a challenge if remote access is required from another site to a home network or device. There are methods around this including paying for a fixed IP address, however one solution has been documented by hackday.io member bayres.
This involves an Ethernet-enabled Arduino whose sketch attemps a connection to an external IP check site. If this is successul a HTTP request follows which should return the allocated IP address. Once the address has been parsed from the incoming message it can be displayed on an LCD for local users or a short email sent via SMTP to a predetermined address.
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