Solved [Terminal/Bash] retrieve vpn client's external ip?

[Skillz]

Hi,

Some background info, I'm currently using Skynet with a modified (bigger/stricter) filter list.
I'm happy with my choice, except that it also blocks my vpn provider's external ip addresses.
The external vpn ip address changes every day, because I have a daily router reboot scheduled.

Does anyone know how I can retrieve the current external ip of my vpn client using terminal/bash?
(scripted whitelisting of the ip in Skynet is easy enough)

Thank you in advance!

 

[dave14305]

It looks like /usr/sbin/gettunnelip.sh should be setting nvram var vpn_client<n>_rip.

 

[Skillz]

nvram kget vpn_client<n>_rip

get's the external ip.

 

[ColinTaylor]

nvram kget vpn_client<n>_rip

get's the external ip.

Personally I would use get rather than kget, just for consistency.

 

[Skillz]

Looks like I was too early with the solved tag and I'm running into an issue.

nvram get vpn_client<n>_rip is only set after I have checked out the vpn client tab.
running /usr/sbin/gettunnelip.sh (after a reboot) also doesn't seem to set vpn_client<n>_rip.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Looks like I was too early with the solved tag and I'm running into an issue.

nvram get vpn_client<n>_rip is only set after I have checked out the vpn client tab.
running /usr/sbin/gettunnelip.sh (after a reboot) also doesn't seem to set vpn_client<n>_rip.

What if you run

/usr/sbin/gettunnelip.sh 1

where "1" is the instance number. This assumes you're using OpenVPN.

 

[Skillz]

yes, that was it!