Re: retrieving local ip address

On 2006-Nov-06, at 11:37 PM, Themistoklis Bourdenas wrote:

> How do I you retrieve the IP Address of the local host using asio?
> boost::asio::ip::hostname() only returns the host's name but I want an
> ip address (not loopback 127.0.0.1).
>

I have two ethernet interfaces in my computer, each with different IP  
addresses. Sometimes, one interface on my computer has multiple IP  
addresses.  Which one do you want?

An IP address is something that each network interface has. The  
computer may have multiple interfaces - and the one that you need to  
use for a connection to a specific host may not be clear until after  
you connect.

--jeffk++



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