Getting IP Address of Local Machine

[huricane]

I am new to VC++ and VC++.NET

Does anyone konw how or have a code sniplet that can retrieve the IP Address of the Local Machine I am running an application on?

I am developing with VC++.NET and want to running the app on a win98 machine

Any help will be appreciated

 

[qednick]

[tt]CString GetLocalAddress(void)
{
char* buffer="";
gethostname (buffer,strlen(buffer));
HOSTENT* lpHostEnt = gethostbyname(buffer);
if (lpHostEnt==NULL) return "127.0.0.1";
CString lpAddr = (char*)inet_ntoa(*(LPIN_ADDR)*(lpHostEnt->h_addr_list));
return lpAddr;
}[/tt]

returns 127.0.0.1 if user not connected to a network - otherwise returns local IP address

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[UkJay1]

Gednick gave a nice bit of code thanks, but
It's a pity he didn't comment some of the lines like:-

HOSTENT* lpHostEnt = gethostbyname(buffer);

CString lpAddr = (char*)inet_ntoa(*(LPIN_ADDR)*(lpHostEnt->h_addr_list));

apart from that thanks Gednick