On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:11:09 -0500, Matthew Jenove wrote: > David Benfell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why is this off topic? > > Because it is administrivia more suitable for a unix newbies list? > > man afterboot, then searching for "network" will point you to > ifconfig, which would be the right way to figure out the IP > address(es) -- where as the "where did that ping come from" approach > breaks behind NATing (as you already mentioned). > > And an easier solution than the one asked about would be to point a > web browser at http://whatismyip.com/ > I see this as a solution to a different problem than the one posed. But a worthwhile question to the newbie would have been the classic: "What is the problem you're really trying to solve?"
-- David Benfell, LCP [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Resume available at http://www.parts-unknown.org/
