IP address

[Janina Sajka]

That's the hard way--and it's really only a trial and error guess.

ifconfig is the correct way.


Glenn at home writes:
> I have a router and I also have XP on the router, so I did the windows XP 
> command in a Dos Shell:
> ipconfig
> and I took the IP address for the XP machine of:
> 192.168.0.106
> and subtracted one to be:
> 192.168.0.105
> and it worked for my FTP server as well as Debian in general.
> I don't know how I would have gottin the IP address without having the XP 
> machine on the same router.
> Glenn
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Wells" <richwels at bupster.cjb.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: IP address
> 
> 
> ifconfig only works if you are not behind a router. That is, you will get an
> ip address but it will be something like 192.168... That won't help you get
> the actual external ip address which is what you will need.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram at nc.rr.com>
> To: "'Glenn at home'" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>; "'Speakup is a screen
> review system for Linux.'" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 12:00 AM
> Subject: RE: IP address
> 
> 
> ifconfig
> 
> Take care,
> Sina
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Glenn at home
> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 11:41 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: IP address
> 
> 
> What is the command I can use to find the IP address that my FTPD server can
> 
> be identified as on the www?
> I typed man ftpd and did not find anything to help here.
> Thanks
> Glenn
> 
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Chair
				Accessibility Workgroup
				Free Standards Group (FSG)

janina at freestandards.org	Phone: +1 202.494.7040

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