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Retrieves the current IP address. Stores the current IP address in the Windows registry to track changes. Notifies you of changes via email. Generates a link to wake up the computer via the Internet (wake on Lan, wake on WAN). Requires the creation of an registry key: 'HKCU\Software\seb!\Send-ChangedDynamicIP' with a property named 'Known'. Crea…
@{
RegistryKey = `
Get-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\seb!\Send-ChangedDynamicIP;
Current= `
( Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://api.ipify.org?format=json -UseBasicParsing ).Content `
| ConvertFrom-Json `
| Select-Object -ExpandProperty ip;
Mac = `
Get-WmiObject win32_networkadapterconfiguration `
| Where-Object DefaultIPGateway `
| Select-Object -ExpandProperty MACAddress;
MailTo = ( `
"01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb0100000064be572a413d464eb08e5e3022ce2284000" + `
"00000020000000000106600000001000020000000a0fc62209f390ce2b32f333ce71d8433beedf98fe8" + `
"427f393b51dff7e092177c000000000e80000000020000200000009329b9c2b13fbfae3ed3a55324cd5" + `
"ffb3e9244161010fe7d5e37a299a6c9aa6d30000000c113ba3c7460e5ef257b57f8b4450a59507799b1" + `
"31dc1bde10dcb4f7f36b23ed5ed6da1901a4881d0053912e0ab0f67a4000000028ce248057b6a2c1ad4" + `
"c48840f09a27a517b2f1181792302ddea65c339a2e294c362cef0a4f7f8e649e19ddb9574ffbf67c04c" + `
"3536a2485aa289ae6f7d7284b9" );
SmtpServer = ( `
"01000000d08c9ddf0115d1118c7a00c04fc297eb01000000a745e39559afea41991e3c6f937ea913000" + `
"00000020000000000106600000001000020000000ec6ea1f3401954f15ea15811b00c637467dbe03701" + `
"4394b5a9a295897f2b15c9000000000e80000000020000200000003e984c1dda1f4c75ac1c98eaab243" + `
"b5a9d7e41a3300875beeb817afebd08ce0f300000000154c7540dbc3466222cab378561285fd9f6129d" + `
"8b96b5102fb4fa915b30f4a247e729df7f8b4b7a3a57cb1518238732400000006e6a1c5e0c6ac8b921e" + `
"2312efaf67ee3a97caa9d5e9551e5438595938423be180dfa16e4875c0ec6cb140df572c5cf55105e21" + `
"1955062dcdab79bd08870a9631" );
WakeOnLANPort = 9
} |
Where-Object { ($_.Current -ne $_.RegistryKey.Known) -or `
((Get-Date).ToUniversalTime() - [System.DateTime]::new($_.RegistryKey.Stamp)).TotalDays -gt 6 } |
ForEach-Object {
Send-MailMessage `
-From ( New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential( `
"n/a", `
( ConvertTo-SecureString $_.MailTo ) ) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Password ) `
-To ( New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential( `
"n/a", `
( ConvertTo-SecureString $_.MailTo ) ) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Password ) `
-Subject $_.Current `
-SmtpServer ( New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential( `
"n/a", `
( ConvertTo-SecureString $_.SmtpServer ) ) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Password ) `
-Body @"
IP : $($_.Current)
MAC: $($_.Mac)
Wake on WAN link: https://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/woli?m=$($_.Mac.Replace(':','') )&i=$($_.Current)&p=$($_.WakeOnLANPort)
Ping link: https://ping.eu/ping/$($_.Current)
"@
Set-ItemProperty -Path $_.RegistryKey.PSPath -Name Known -Value $_.Current
Set-ItemProperty -Path $_.RegistryKey.PSPath -Name Stamp -Value (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime().Ticks
}
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a4099181 commented May 14, 2019

Requirements

  • Windows registry key HKCU:\Software\seb!\Send-ChangedDynamicIP with a property named Known.
  • Some confidential data updates such as:
    • MailTo mail recipient (and sender also) address,
    • SmtpServer SMTP server FQDN.

How to...

  • create required Windows registry key (from Powershell console)

    New-Item HKCU:\Software\seb!
    New-Item HKCU:\Software\seb!\Send-ChangedDynamicIP
    New-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\seb!\Send-ChangedDynamicIP -Name Known
    
  • create your own confidential data (from Powershell console)

    ConvertTo-SecureString -String your-secret-here -AsPlainText -Force | Convertfrom-SecureString
    

    Copy the output and replace the current confidential data.

  • use

    Save the script to your profile. It is designed to be executed from Windows Task Scheduler. Create a task, let him execute as often as you wish. Define powershell.exe as executable with arguments -NoLogo -Sta -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -File <path-to-your-copy-of-the-script>.

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