Örn Hansen wrote:

On Wednesday 26 November 2003 01:47, GarUlbricht7@netscape.net wrote:

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how to determine true IP number of my host ???

If you have an eth0 device, most do. You can always do a ifconfig eth0 to see the status of that device.... ---<text snipped>---

Örn, Thank you for answering my question. I did a "ifconfig eth0" and as I expected it told me: inet addr:192.168.1.145, which is what I expected. In my case my System Admin helped set up our local net, so I didn't know how to determine the true IP number of my host. With your hint, I also did a "locate eth0" which gave me: /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 and that file likewise showed: IPADDR='192.168.1.145' Friendly greetings, Gar -- "The IETF motto is 'rough consensus and running code'" -- Scott Bradner (Open Sources, 1999 O'Reilly and Associates) -- __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455