How to find a clients IP 2

[ForeverCode]

I'm having issues getting a client's IP address while using regular Sockets. Do I use "gethostbyname()" or what? Does anyone know how to do it?

-Micah

 

[qednick]

[tt]CString GetLocalAddress(void)
{
char* buffer="";
gethostname (buffer,strlen(buffer));
HOSTENT* lpHostEnt = gethostbyname(buffer);
if (lpHostEnt==NULL) return "127.0.0.1";
CString lpAddr = (char*)inet_ntoa(*(LPIN_ADDR)*(lpHostEnt->h_addr_list));
return lpAddr;
}[/tt]

returns 127.0.0.1 if user not connected to a network - otherwise returns local IP address

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[ForeverCode]

Ahh, very cool. Thanx.