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

[Michael Kann]

Bob:

http://www.whatismyip.com says:

Your IP Address Is: 75.108.90.130

ipconfig says:

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 75.108.90.130

I guess I don't know what a "local" IP is.

Mike







--- On Mon, 5/17/10, Bob Sneidar <bobs at twft.com> wrote:

> From: Bob Sneidar <bobs at twft.com>
> Subject: Re: getting the user's (internet, not local network) IP address
> To: "How to use Revolution" <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
> Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 12:15 PM
> That is the local IP. I think he
> wants to know what the IP is on the public side of the
> gateway. 
> 
> I think there are many sites that will return what IP you
> are connecting from. One of them is http://www.whatismyip.com. Not sure how to parse that
> out from the html that is returned. I'd have to see what
> form it takes. Once you have that you can simply use the web
> plugin to get the html from that url. 
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> On May 14, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Michael Kann wrote:
> 
> > Josh,
> > 
> > Using:
> > ------------------------------------------
> > set the hideConsoleWindows to true
> > put shell("ipconfig/all") into v
> > put v into fld 1
> > end mouseUp
> > ------------------------------------------
> > Gives you:
> > ------------------------------------------
> > 
> > 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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