External IP

[Coolone770]

For people with routers finding the local ip just doesnt work. So i need external.
Is there any way to find out the EXTERNAL IP? I've searched around on the forum but didnt find very much.


I thought of it this way. put a web browser on the form. visit this link http://team-ly.com/ip.php and then reading the source. But thats to much stuff to do. I'm just looking for something code wise to find this.

[vbIdiot]

tery dis:

[Highlight=VB]Mserbox Winsack1.Lacol#.IPp/.vbcodd]

[Coolone770]

ummhmm ok sure

[vbIdiot]

you welca :0)))))

[Coolone770]

uhh no thanks

[wpearsall]

do you run your own webserver?

if so, and it supports PHP, just put this in a file,

<?php

    if (getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR") == "") {
        // It Isnt A Proxy
        echo getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");
    }else{
        // It Is A Proxy, Get the real EXTERNAL ip
        echo getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR");
    }

?>

and use the INet control to collect that instead,

it will only have to say do this:

' Just incase theres a error getting the IP from the php file etc
On Error GoTo ErrorSub:
' Get the IP Address Here
Dim MyIP As String
MyIP = INet1.OpenURL("http://Your-Server.com/Your-PHP-File.php")
' Do wotever wiv ur IP Address
MsgBox MyIP
 
' Stop it reporting an error if it isnt an error, by cutting off here.
Exit Sub
ErrorSub:
' If theres a problem connecting to the server
' the Err.Description = "Connection Timed Out"
Msgbox Err.Description

It would be way easier :P

Make sure theres no spaces above the:
<?php

or below the:
?>

U will need the Internet Controls (Or maybe Internet Transfer Controls, Its called INet any hows)

The page u posted, only shows the REMOTE_ADDR, so wouldnt b good if u have a Proxy Server (and a lot of Cable Access goes thru Proxy's to help stop the Code Red etc (or somethang like dat )

any how that will solve it 4 u hopefully

[Coolone770]

I already know how to do that.. I want to know how to get the external ip without connecting to webservers or anything. just getting it from the computer.

i can do it that way. the problem is i just cant find a free site that has no ads and supports php

[wpearsall]

well, without connecting to a remote "Entity" of somesort, i really doubt it is possible, I Guess u can join some sort of chat session somewhere, and retrieve ur IP from dat, but other then that, No idea

erm, (What is it u need this for, theres a cpl of sites / pages that do work properly and show the real ip etc or dat, so :shrugs

[Coolone770]

Alright thanks for trying to help.

[wpearsall]

no problem, i have emailed the php code to that sites webmaster, if yer lucky, s/he mite change the code, so it will work propa 4 u ne howz