[SOLVED] Finding IP address: nslookup or ifconfig

zak100 · 10-14-2010, 12:59 AM

Hi,
I am trying to find IP address. In a socket programming tutorial, I found :

Code:

$ nslookup localhost

command. It gives me a address. However, one colleague told me :

Code:

$ ifconfig

It also returns me inet_addr. But both are different. Kindly tell me the correct method to find IP address? I have also checked the /etc/hosts file but it says "localhost"

Zulfi.

prayag_pjs · 10-14-2010, 01:13 AM

Quote:

ifconfig is the command to find ipaddress

see man ifconfig

if you see man nslookup you will come to know what is nslookup

Quote:

/etc/hosts contains IP to host-name mapping

zak100 · 10-14-2010, 01:37 AM

Thanks for your help on this.

Zulfi.