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struck sockaddr_in our_addr;<br />
char buffer[255];<br />
gethostname(buffer,sizeof(<wbr />buffer));<br />
struct hostent *host = gethostbyname(buffer);<br />
memcpy((char*)&amp;our_addr.si<wbr />n_addr,hos<wbr />t-&gt;h_addr,<wbr />host-&gt;h_le<wbr />ngth);<br />
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then to convert to dotted decimal<br />
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char * inet_ntoa(our_addr.sin_add<wbr />r);<br />
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dont free the pointer that the above function returns as its from winsocks own heap and winsock maanages that. also if you want the ip address make sure you make a pysical copy of it to another memory location as the next winsock call may overwrite the original (see the winsock help for more info on this)<br />

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struck sockaddr_in our_addr;
char buffer[255];
gethostname(buffer,sizeof(buffer));
struct hostent *host = gethostbyname(buffer);
memcpy((char*)&our_addr.sin_addr,host->h_addr,host->h_length);

then to convert to dotted decimal

char * inet_ntoa(our_addr.sin_addr);

dont free the pointer that the above function returns as its from winsocks own heap and winsock maanages that. also if you want the ip address make sure you make a pysical copy of it to another memory location as the next winsock call may overwrite the original (see the winsock help for more info on this)


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I need a routine that gets the IP address of the machine that the program is currently running on. &nbsp;The compiler that I am using is Microsoft Visual C Version 6.<br />
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I would be grateful for all advice offered regarding this.<br />
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Thanks in advance<br />
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John
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I need a routine that gets the IP address of the machine that the program is currently running on.  The compiler that I am using is Microsoft Visual C Version 6.

I would be grateful for all advice offered regarding this.

Thanks in advance

John

Obtaining a machines IP Address

C is a general-purpose, imperative computer programming language, supporting structured programming, lexical variable scope and recursion, while a static type system prevents many unintended operations. By design, C provides constructs that map efficiently to typical machine instructions, so it has found lasting use in applications that had formerly been coded in assembly language, including operating systems as well as various application software for computers ranging from supercomputers to embedded systems. It is distinct from C++ (which has its roots in C) and C#, and many later languages have borrowed directly or indirectly from C.