A.Melon wrote: > I have connected a Debian box attached to a NAT router to a cable > modem, and I'd like to determine (preferably from Perl but > anything will do!) my "internet" IP address (as opposed to > 192.168...). > > I searched for information on this and found only solutions by > parsing the output of websites that display the HTTP REMOTE_ADDR. > But I don't want to rely on an external website. > > I know there must be a way to do this because Gnutella-type > programs (client) display my "outside" IP address. How do they > do it? > >
Try: $ lynx -dump checkip.dyndns.org Pipe through grep/sed/whatever to suit your tastes as to specific format. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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