How do you check your external IP?

[ted leslie]

I issue it on private inside ip, it shows my Rogers assigned public as
desired.
Tl
On May 12, 2012 2:51 PM, "D. Hugh Redelmeier" <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> | From: Ted <ted.leslie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>
> | ip will show in text box if you traceroute or ping, etc.
>
> That works if you are doing the ping or traceroute on the interface
> that has the external IP address.  Most people are behind NAPT and
> thus they would have to issue the command on the router, not their
> computer.
>
> If you are on the box with the interface with external IP address,
> there are a million ways to find the IP address.  The old fashioned
> one is ifconfig.  The newspeak way is ip addr show (I had to look it
> up).
>
> Others have come up with good suggestions for the case where your box
> is behind NAPT (htp://icanhascheezburger.com).  It even works in the
> non-NAPT case but is overkill.
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