Hi Shaun, Are you just trying to find out your IP address or do you need to get this Automator work flow working?
If you want to find out your wireless IP address, you can type the following line in terminal: ipconfig getifaddr en1 to find out your IP address for an ethernet connection type: ipconfig getifaddr en0 If you add "| say" (without the quotation marks) at the end of your command, the output of your query will be piped to the say command, and you'll hear something like "10.0.1.4" I you need to put this in an Automator workflow, you can choose an action like "Run shell script" Then, enter a command like: ipconfig getifaddr en 1 in the command under the action and send the results to a second action like "Speak text" You could also have had the single command under your "Run shell script" of ipconfig getifaddr en 1 | say or ipdonfig getifaddr en 0 | say but that uses the more limited "say" command, and you have less control over the rate, pitch, etc. Even easier, because you don't have to do anything in Automator of terminal, just go to a web site like: http://www.whatismyip.com/ The What is My IP Address web site will just simply display your external IP Address, and you don't have to worry about whether this is a connection by AirPort or by Ethernet. Even better, it shows you your IP address as seen by an external connection, and not the local address on your home network. Of course, it depends on what you are trying to do. If you are trying to connect to another machine on your local network to transfer data, then you want a local IP address. I'm afraid that I'm confused about what you want to do, but maybe some of the above suggestions will help. I'm not sure how to follow the instructions in your custom workflow, but the above gives different ways to find out your IP address. HTH Cheers, Esther On June 05, 2008, at 07:05PM, vashaun jones wrote: >Listers I'm trying hard to follow the below instructions for creating >a custom work flow in Automator for displaying my IP address. Can >someone help me troubleshoot what could be going wrong? I don't know >if it's the dragging and dropping or what. >1) Create a custom workflow >2) Click on "Variables" at the top of the Library list >3) In the "System" category, double click the "IP Address" variable to >add it to the bottom of your workflow >4) Click on "Actions" at the top of the Library list >5) In the "Utilities" category, double click the "Ask for >Confirmation" action to add it to your workflow >6) Drag the "IP Address" variable from the bottom of your workflow to >the "Message" field of the "Ask for Confirmation" action > >That's it. If you run the workflow, your IP address should be >displayed in a dialog. > >Hope this helps. > > >
