Get IP Address

[Blake81]

I'm working on the server half of my messenger program, and I need to store the usernames and IP's in a hash table on the server. How do I get the IP of the incoming connection from the server end? I thought about having the client program send it, but I'd still need to know how to get my own IP, and I thought that for users behind a router, it would probably just return the LAN IP anyway. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[ManicCW]

there is a command netstat (command prompt) where you can see all connections but i'm not sure it will show ip unless some file is sent or something ...

 

[Blake81]

Yes, netstat -a will show all active connections in the command prompt, but is there a VB command to use on the client side that will return the client's Internet IP? Netstat wouldn't work for this, because I need the client's IP and username in a hash table to handle connections with them in my application. I'd think there should be something I can use, and it would probably be something simple like "My.IP". Thanks.

 

[Blake81]

This way might be better, but I need to know if it's possible and how to do it.
If I have a TCPListener on the server application, is there a way to get the IP address of a new incoming connection in VB? I could set up a hash table on the server with the usernames and IPs that logs both when a new user logs in. Thanks.

 

[JohnH]

see http://www.vbdotnetforums.com/showthread.php?t=9202&highlight=tcpclient