external ip adres - microsoft internet transfer control 6.0?

[koffiedik]

hello all

i'm making a program, wich has to show the external ip-adress.
i google'd alot for it, and i got a solution:

create a form

add a label, command box, and the Microsoft Internet Transfer Control 6.0

Then add this code

Option Explicit

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim Data As String
    Data = Inet1.OpenURL("http://www.showmyip.com/simple/")
    If Not Inet1.StillExecuting Then
        Label1.Caption = Left(Data, InStr(Data, " ") - 1)
    End If
End Sub

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Visual_Basic/Q_20932248.html

But the problem is, i don't know what the "Microsoft Internet Transfer Control" is, how i can use it and where i can find it. Could anyone explain me in simple steps how i have to use this, and maybe, how i can get above code working

thank u very much

-koffiedik