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From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Determining one's own IP address.
Summary: arp it
Message-ID: <4421@helios.ee.lbl.gov>
Date: 10 Dec 89 00:43:10 GMT
References: <601@bmers58.UUCP> <4429@ur-cc.UUCP>
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In article <4429@ur-cc.UUCP> leadley@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Scott Leadley) writes:
< In article <601@bmers58.UUCP> davem@bnr-public.UUCP () writes:
< >How can one determine his own IP address without looking it up in the
< >hosts file?
< 
< 	Assuming (a lot of things, but primarily that) you wish to do this from
< the shell command line and that you know the network interface name:
< 
< 	% ifconfig de0
< 		   ^^^ VAX-ism, substitute the correct name here
[ more involved stuff deleted ]

If you have only one interface, how about:  arp `hostname`

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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.