An IP(Internet Protocol) address is an identifier assigned to each computer and another device (e.g., router, mobile, etc) connected to a TCP/IP network that is used to locate and identify the node in communication with other nodes on the network. IP addresses are usually written and displayed in human-readable notation such as 192.168.1.35 in IPv4(32-bit IP address).
An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and local addressing. Its role has been characterized as follows: “A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how to get there.”
Prerequisites : Networking in Java | Set 1 (InetAddress class), trim() in Java.
InetAddress.getLocalHost() is used to find the private IP addresses used in LAN or any other local network.
To find public IP, we use http://bot.whatismyipaddress.com (An online utility to find your public IP), we open the URL, read a line and print the line.
Below is the Java implementation of the above steps.
Java
// Java program to find IP address of your computer// java.net.InetAddress class provides method to get// IP of any host nameimport java.net.*;import java.io.*;import java.util.*;import java.net.InetAddress;public class JavaProgram{ public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { // Returns the instance of InetAddress containing // local host name and address InetAddress localhost = InetAddress.getLocalHost(); System.out.println("System IP Address : " + (localhost.getHostAddress()).trim()); // Find public IP address String systemipaddress = ""; try { BufferedReader sc = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(url_name.openStream())); // reads system IPAddress systemipaddress = sc.readLine().trim(); } catch (Exception e) { systemipaddress = "Cannot Execute Properly"; } System.out.println("Public IP Address: " + systemipaddress +"\n"); }} |
Output:
System IP Address : 10.0.8.204 Public IP Address : 35.166.48.97
Note: The above output is for a machine that is used by Lazyroar online compiler, ide.geeksforgeeks.org
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