Ip address

[Steve Holden]

Adam wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> This will get your IP address:
> 
> #######Code########
> print socket.gethostbyaddr(socket.gethostname())
> ('compname', [], ['192.168.1.2'])
> ########End Code########
> 
> If you are wanting to to communicate over the internet you will have 
> to get the IP of you rounter. So you will have to either find a way to 
> talk to your router or try and use an online service like these other 
> guys suggest.

There is absolutely no need to know the IP address of "your router" to 
communicate with Internet devices. Either your IP layer is configured to 
know the addresses of one or more routers, or it has discovered those 
address by dynamic means, or you can't get off-net because there aren't 
any routers.

regards
  Steve
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