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return external ip

Terminal - return external ip
curl icanhazip.com
2009-08-11 11:20:17
User: dodwyer
33
return external ip

Alternatives

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Terminal - Alternatives
curl ifconfig.me
2010-08-01 13:56:01
User: CodSpirit
Tags: ip address
31

Short command, easy to remember

curl -s 'http://checkip.dyndns.org' | sed 's/.*Current IP Address: \([0-9\.]*\).*/\1/g'
wget -qO- icanhazip.com
2010-06-24 03:49:14
Functions: wget
7

Curl is not installed by default on many common distros anymore. wget always is :)

wget -qO- ifconfig.me/ip
wget -O - -q icanhazip.com
2009-08-14 10:24:30
User: andrepuel
Functions: wget
5

I dont have curl or links installed, so I use wget with write file as standard out.

dig @208.67.222.222 myip.opendns.com
2010-08-01 13:58:54
User: CodSpirit
Functions: dig
Tags: ip address
5

Very effective, use only DNS protocol. The @ part is optional if you already set opendns servers as default ns servers.

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I like this one - it's simple.

Comment by matthewbauer 129 weeks and 3 days ago

cooooooooooooooool!!!!!

Comment by Tschigo 129 weeks and 1 day ago

Much simpler than the others. Good job!

Comment by haivu 105 weeks and 2 days ago

Much faster than ifconfig.me

Comment by michaelmior 78 weeks and 2 days ago

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