checking ip address???

I_luv_linux · 11-01-2004, 11:44 AM

Why does nobody know or describe how to check ur ip address in linux????
I searched all over with google but the only thing they say anything about is wondows

ye duh dos command prompt ip config, even my grandmom knows that
please tell me what command i can type to get my ip, or whatever the hell i can do to get it
by the way i already tried su root ifconfig in xterm i got a bunch of addresses dont know which one is my public ip

XavierP · 11-01-2004, 11:54 AM

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:08:0D:28:A6:37
          inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  Bcast:255.255.255.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: xxxx::xxx:xxx:xxxx:xxxx/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:3777 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4002 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:2879286 (2.7 Mb)  TX bytes:655145 (639.7 Kb)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:46 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:46 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:2948 (2.8 Kb)  TX bytes:2948 (2.8 Kb)

That is the result of ifconfig on my system. The line:

Code:

inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  Bcast:255.255.255.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

gives the information you are after - "inet addr" is the ip info.

I_luv_linux · 11-01-2004, 11:56 AM

thnx for the fast reply