Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 23:39:07 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: Rob <nospam@users.sourceforge.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to query the computer's ip address? Message-ID: <200402082339.07932.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <40261B2B.70603@users.sourceforge.net> References: <40261B2B.70603@users.sourceforge.net>
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On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:49, Rob wrote: > Hi, > > Silly question, maybe, but is there a simple command to query the > computer's ip address? Something similar to 'hostname' for finding the > computer's hostname. I need the four dot-separated ip numbers. > A computer often has a number of associated ip addreses; so it is a bit difficult. However interfaces usually have a unique address (or at least = a prime address) so it makes more sense to think in terms of the ip address of a=20 particular NIC in the machine. So ifconfig is the most reasonable way to find what ip addresses are=20 associated with your computer. Malcolm =20
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