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Get external/public IP address

Mrozu
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#1: Nov 23 '05
Hi

How I can get external(public) IP address by AxWinSock control?? When I
take

msgbox(axWinsock1.LocalIp) I get 192.168.0.2, because I'm on NAT

Any ideas??

Thx Mrozu

Ken Tucker [MVP]
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#2: Nov 23 '05

re: Get external/public IP address

Hi,

http://www.vb-tips.com/default.aspx?...f-a311e93c13c3

Ken
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> Hi
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> How I can get external(public) IP address by AxWinSock control?? When I
> take
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> msgbox(axWinsock1.LocalIp) I get 192.168.0.2, because I'm on NAT
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> Any ideas??
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> Thx Mrozu
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Mrozu
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#3: Nov 23 '05

re: Get external/public IP address

ooo yes it's good way but what when www.whatsmyip.com stop working??
any independent ideas:>

Thx Mrozu
Andrew Morton
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#4: Nov 23 '05

re: Get external/public IP address

Mrozu wrote:[color=blue]
> ooo yes it's good way but what when www.whatsmyip.com stop working??
> any independent ideas:>[/color]

If you have a CGI script on a web server somewhere, you could query that for
the IP address it sees from you.

Andrew
Mrozu
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#5: Nov 23 '05

re: Get external/public IP address

Ok so without use web page i can't get my external ip??:> it is varey
funny i think:)

Mrozu
Andrew Morton
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#6: Nov 23 '05

re: Get external/public IP address

Mrozu wrote:[color=blue]
> Ok so without use web page i can't get my external ip??:> it is varey
> funny i think:)[/color]

It isn't your external IP: it belongs to the NAT device.

Andrew
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