How to get the IP address of the server on which my C# application is running on?

Question

I am running a server, and I want to display my own IP address.

What is the syntax for getting the computer\'s own (if possible, external) IP address?

Someon

Answer 1

namespace NKUtilities 
{
    using System;
    using System.Net;
    using System.Net.Sockets;

    public class DNSUtility
    {
        public static int Main(string [] args)
        {
            string strHostName = "";
            try {

                if(args.Length == 0)
                {
                    // Getting Ip address of local machine...
                    // First get the host name of local machine.
                    strHostName = Dns.GetHostName();
                    Console.WriteLine ("Local Machine's Host Name: " +  strHostName);
                }
                else
                {
                    // Otherwise, get the IP address of the host provided on the command line.
                    strHostName = args[0];
                }

                // Then using host name, get the IP address list..
                IPHostEntry ipEntry = Dns.GetHostEntry (strHostName);
                IPAddress [] addr = ipEntry.AddressList;

                for(int i = 0; i < addr.Length; i++)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("IP Address {0}: {1} ", i, addr[i].ToString());
                }
                return 0;

            } 
            catch(SocketException se) 
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})", se.Message, strHostName);
                return -1;
            } 
            catch(Exception ex) 
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}.", ex.Message);
                return -1;
            }
        }
    }
}

Look here for details.

You have to remember your computer can have more than one IP (actually it always does) - so which one are you after.