[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] IP-Address

jwb@KSP.Unisys.COM (Joe W. Browne) (03/28/91)

    Does anyone know how to get the IP address of a PC  using either pascal
    or c.
    I know how to get the ethernet-addr. 

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jbvb@FTP.COM ("James B. Van Bokkelen") (04/02/91)

        Does anyone know how to get the IP address of a PC using either pascal
        or c.

This question can be interpreted in two ways:  If you're using someone else's
TCP/IP protocol stack (commercial or freeware), there is probably an API call
that will tell you (in PC/TCP it is named get_addr()).  See the programmer's
manual for our package.  If you're writing your own, and want to find out what
IP address your PC should use, use the BOOTP protocol (RFC 951).

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