> I have a PC behind a firewall, and I'm trying to programmatically > determine the IP address visible from outside the firewall. > ....
Steven .... Following is another alternative that might at least be worth consideration .... I use the lynx command shown as a command-line alias under Debian linux .... >>> >>> import os >>> >>> pipe_in = os.popen( 'lynx --dump http://checkip.dyndns.org' ) >>> >>> ip_addr = pipe_in.readlines() >>> >>> for this in ip_addr : ... print this ... Current IP Address: 65.39.92.38 -- Stanley C. Kitching Human Being Phoenix, Arizona ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
