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IPAddressSentinel is a menu bar app which displays and copies your current machines IP addresses and name. (Only the "first" IP address found to save space.).
Since the app registers itself to receive notifications of changes in machine IP address, it is always current, and you can use it to know when you Mac is connected to the internet by just looking at your menu bar. If it is not connected then the title will be empty: "-.-.-.-".
This app can also:
Since the app registers itself to receive notifications of changes in machine IP address, it is always current, and you can use it to know when you Mac is connected to the internet by just looking at your menu bar. If it is not connected then the title will be empty: "-.-.-.-".
This app can also:
- Include machine name in menu bar
- Include wireless network name in menu bar
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What's New
Version 1.1.8:
- The email messenger now reports when connections to the mail server were unexpectedly terminated, timed out or otherwise failed to send a message. Messages are sent to the console log, as usual.
- A problem with the timing of external IP address cache refreshing has been fixed: the cache refresh was not always occurring with the implication that changes were not being reported in email notifications. (The external IP address is cached because it is looked up at "whatismyip.com" and their policy requires that access to their service is limited to not more than every 5 minutes.)
Version 1.1.8:
- The email messenger now reports when connections to the mail server were unexpectedly terminated, timed out or otherwise failed to send a message. Messages are sent to the console log, as usual.
- A problem with the timing of external IP address cache refreshing has been fixed: the cache refresh was not always occurring with the implication that changes were not being more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later.
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| Downloads:5,327 |
| Version Downloads:259 |
| Type:Internet : Internet Utilities |
| License:Demo |
| Date:03 Jun 2011 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price: $10.00 |
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IPAddressSentinel is a menu bar app which displays and copies your current machines IP addresses and name. (Only the "first" IP address found to save space.).
Since the app registers itself to receive notifications of changes in machine IP address, it is always current, and you can use it to know when you Mac is connected to the internet by just looking at your menu bar. If it is not connected then the title will be empty: "-.-.-.-".
This app can also:
Other features:
IPSentinelStatus is part of the Limit Point Software Utilities Bundle : http://www.limit-point.com/Utilities.html. Purchase a Utilities password to activate all the utilities, including IPSentinelStatus. Updates are always free, new products always included!
IPSentinelStatus is available n the Mac App Store (as "IPAddressSentinel")
Since the app registers itself to receive notifications of changes in machine IP address, it is always current, and you can use it to know when you Mac is connected to the internet by just looking at your menu bar. If it is not connected then the title will be empty: "-.-.-.-".
This app can also:
- Include machine name in menu bar
- Include wireless network name in menu bar
- Show the external Ip address in the menu
- Show the domain name of the address
- List all addresses on your Mac in the menu
- Email you when the machine address changes
- Email you when the external address changes
- Graphically indicate when the address changes in the menu bar
- Optionally only show the app icon in menu bar, to save space.
Other features:
- The menu is updated whenever you open it.
- External IP address is retrieved from "http://www.whatismyip.com/" but not at a rate that exceeds once every six minutes to conform to their access policy.
- Use the logging mechanism for detailed tracking of activity.
- Changes in IP address can be indicated by showing a red app icon in the menu bar.
IPSentinelStatus is part of the Limit Point Software Utilities Bundle : http://www.limit-point.com/Utilities.html. Purchase a Utilities password to activate all the utilities, including IPSentinelStatus. Updates are always free, new products always included!
IPSentinelStatus is available n the Mac App Store (as "IPAddressSentinel")
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I just took a quick look at BwanaDik, looks good. Does very similar basic operation, but these are different applications. Also, the preferences have been moved into the app itself, rather than requiring a separate preference pane. This is something I will be incorporating into all my menu bar applications over time, in the near future.
IPSentinelStatus, although not free, is part of a bundle, my "Utilities Bundle." When you register any utility in the bundle, including IPSentinelStatus, you get all of them! I think that's quite an unusual deal and package of Mac Apps for such a low price, and upgrades to everything is always free. So give them a try! This is the home page for the Utility Bundle: http://www.limit-point.com/Utilities.html
Finally, if anyone finds missing features or problems, in any of my applications, that they would like incorporated or fixed, just let me know. I always try to accommodate your suggestions, in any product I write. This is how the a product evolves. I am very accessible via email. Check out the website at: http://www.limit-point.com/Contact.html. I check email much more frequently than the reviews because of time constraints. Please accept my apology for that, and I look forward to hearing from you in email!
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For simple displaying of an ip address I suggest you take a look at ipmenulet. Small memory footprint and Open Source. It does only display your ip address so those looking for email reminders and the "works" I would definitely recommend you take advantage of Bwanadik.
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I ran into a problem a week or so ago with the developer asking for three applications I had bought. He chose not to include serial addresses with them but hosted them on his site for a registered user to download.
When I asked for the download after I forgot to back them up when I traded out hardware I was told that I can't have the apps, that they were not made by him but his son and since his son has gone a different route and oppened a company himself he took the rights of the software with him.
I asked how he could put this in the "bundle" that offers lifetime upgrades and future applications and his reasoning with me was that it would be odd and weird if he put the apps separately or with a separate disclaimer.
A ridiculous answer and now I can't get three main applications, applications I had bought as I bought the bundle but now apps I bought I can't have since I he never provided me with serial numbers for the applications. Applications I bought which all came with future upgrades and updates... I now can not have applications I paid for. Just for a heads up.
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Now I only see the local address I have...
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