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How to determine local ip address?

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Old 05-24-2008, 06:07 AM
Dan C
 
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Default Re: How to determine local ip address?

On Fri, 23 May 2008 09:22:03 +0200, goarilla@work wrote:

>> Or even more simple:
>> ping `uname -n`


> huh wouldn't that just ping the loopback interface ?


Not if you've got your /etc/hosts file set up properly.


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