getting the user's (internet, not local network) IP address

[Michael Kann]

Josh,

Using:
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set the hideConsoleWindows to true
put shell("ipconfig/all") into v
put v into fld 1
end mouseUp
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Gives you:
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Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : fake11
Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : fake.edu
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : fake.edu

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix: 
Description: Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FA-KE-B8-AE-8B
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 75.108.90.130
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 75.108.90.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.24.120.39
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.180.42.100
                                    208.180.42.68
Lease Obtained: Friday, May 14, 2010 8:52:39 AM
Lease Expires: Saturday, May 15, 2010 9:48:49 AM


Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-FA-KE-1E-73


--- On Thu, 5/13/10, Josh Mellicker <josh at dvcreators.net> wrote:

> From: Josh Mellicker <josh at dvcreators.net>
> Subject: Re: getting the user's (internet, not local network) IP address
> To: "How to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
> Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 10:15 PM
> Does that get the internet IP or
> local IP?
> 
> 
> On Mac, this returns:
> 
> usage: ipconfig <command> <args>
> where <command> is one of waitall, getifaddr,
> ifcount, getoption, getpacket, set, setverbose
> 
> 
> 
> On May 13, 2010, at 7:24 PM, Michael Kann wrote:
> 
> > On Windows XP:
> > 
> > on mouseUp
> > set the hideConsoleWindows to true
> > put shell("ipconfig") into fld 1 // parse out what you
> want
> > end mouseUp
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Thu, 5/13/10, Josh Mellicker <josh at dvcreators.net>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Josh Mellicker <josh at dvcreators.net>
> >> Subject: getting the user's (internet, not local
> network) IP address
> >> To: "how to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
> >> Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 9:14 PM
> >> Just thought I'd share this in case
> >> it was of any use to anyone, and so at least one
> post on the
> >> list is not about Steve Jobs and Apple's
> tyrannical actions
> >> :-)
> >> 
> >> 
> >> To get the user's (internet, not local network) IP
> address,
> >> put a text file on your server with this code:
> >> 
> >> <?php echo $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; ?>
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Then in your app:
> >> 
> >> get url "http://yourdomain.com/folder-you-put-the-php-file-in/your-php-filename.php"
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Is there a better
> >>
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