Getting the Public IP address

[Mark Schonewille]

Hugh,

If there is a public IP address, there is an internet connection. In 
most cases, you can access web sites.

put URL "http://qery.us/iptest.php"

should work.

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On 8/8/2013 12:30, FlexibleLearning.com wrote:
> I am trying to establish the User's public IP address. The Scripter's
> Scrapbook has several methods, all of which return the same result and all
> of which seem to return a local IP address (e.g. put the hostnametoaddress
> of the hostname into myIP). I am getting 192.168.2.2 (local) instead of the
> required 85.210.89.23 (public). It must be possible as a google search on
> 'My IP address' displays it.
>
> As a self-confessed die-hard IP nitwit, I have tried to research a solution
> but have failed miserably.
>
> Has anyone got a method to obtain a User's public IP address?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Hugh Senior
> FLCo
>