> > Wouldn't it be nice if there was a simple function which returned > > the host ip address (whichever was current or a list of valid ones) > > without having to open a socket. > >What use would this be? You'd always get a list, and wouldn't know >which one would be used until you actually opened a socket. > Regards, > Scott
Hi Scott, In respect to a particular app I'm developing.. just a simple p2p mac/pc file/msg transfer program. I can't have a server involved (yet), and the users know little about ftp etc but they do understand what a phone number is, so basically the IP address of their machine becomes their 'phone number'. Instead of providing each with a piece of paper with their IP address (not helpful because the users could be anywhere) I would like them to just run the app.. if connected to the internet use the IP for that (andu suggested a check for www.yahoo.com but who can guarantee yahoo be around a year from now) else connected via LAN adpater so display the associated address (in this particular case I know the users will have either a modem or 1 LAN adapter). Once they know their IP address, that can be shared with other users etc.. & they can 'dial' & connect with each other. Just easier from a user (& programming) perspective. I think having access to available host IP addresses would also be handy when writing general server apps that would service multiple adapters & you just want to populate a combo list for choice selection. ..also any plans to support HTML tables within fields? :) regards alex _______________________________________________ metacard mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard
