howto use curl to get Internet IP

Jim mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jun 6 21:21:57 UTC 2008


Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 08:17 -1000, Dave Burns wrote:
>   
>> 2) why not just use /sbin/ifconfig -a? Your machine knows its own IP
>> number as well or better than getip.com.
>>     
>
> Maybe he wants his IP as seen from the other side of a NAT router
> (common for home setups).
>
> poc
>
>   
That is correct Patrick, If you use these websites constantly like 
getip.com, I guess they think your trying to hack in and
their server just shuts you out.




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