IP address, how to find

[dsr at tao.merseine.nu]

On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 05:24:42PM -0400, Chris Devers wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, heidi wrote:
> 
> > (I'll be a newbie for ever.  Thanks for help at last fall's InstallFest.)
> > How do I find my own computer's ip address.  If I type ifconfig I get
> > the standard:
> >
> > inet addr:192.168.0.101  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
> >
> > Someone wants to look into the Red Hat Linux 9 I have installed on my
> > computer to help me troublshoot.  This is a pieced together computer
> > with an ethernet connection.

Let me guess: you have a firewall appliance.

addr:192.168.0.101 is your local address, but the one which your friend
wants is actually the one that is assigned to the firewall's external
side. Go look at the web interface on the firewall for that number.

-dsr-

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