Re: getLocalHost returns a strange IP

In article <4829c5e7$0$2478$da0feed9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBrick@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Aaron Fude wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > The result of calling
> > 
> >       java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostAddress()
> > 
> > on my machine is:
> > 
> >       169.254.221.10
> > 
> > Now, my machine is on a LAN with IP 192.168.1.3 and the external
> > router IP is something altogether different.
> > 
> > Where in the world does "169.254.221.10" come from?
> > 
> 
> A computer typically has many IP addresses.
> 
> Depending on o/s try "ipconfig -a" or "ifconfig /all" at the command
prompt.

And "localhost" might even be "0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1%0".

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