Paul Aurich <[email protected]> writes: > And Nikolaus Rath spoke on 04/22/2009 02:03 PM, saying: >> Is there some way to get the IP of an (online) XMPP buddy? Both are >> using Pidgin. > > My favorite method is this: > > OUT: <message type='chat' to='[email protected]/pidgin'><body>Hey, > what's your IP address? Run `ifconfig` (`ipconfig /all` on Windows) to > check.</body></message>
Unfortunately that doesn't work behind a NAT router. And there are many users for which the above instructions (let alone finding the desired number in the resulting output) pose a significant problem... > In all seriousness though, IPs are (possibly) disclosed when doing > file transfers or other peer-to-peer activities (i.e. Voice/Video when > Pidgin supports it), but that's about it. So there is really no way to programatically obtain the IP? Maybe as part of the XMPP protocol? Best, -Nikolaus -- »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.« PGP fingerprint: 5B93 61F8 4EA2 E279 ABF6 02CF A9AD B7F8 AE4E 425C _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [email protected] http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
