ip: get outside ip now correct

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tiyn 2 years ago
parent 4a6b2a8514
commit 186cb9222d

@ -38,9 +38,16 @@ It is either bundled in the `dig` package - like in
package - like in Ubuntu - or even another package depending on the distribution package - like in Ubuntu - or even another package depending on the distribution
used. used.
After installation the following command can be used to get the outside IP After installation the following command can be used to get the outside IP
address of your system `dig +short txt ch whoami.cloudflare @1.0.0.1`. address of your system.
```sh
dig +short txt ch whoami.cloudflare @1.0.0.1
```
There is an alternative to this using `wget`. There is an alternative to this using `wget`.
It uses a call to DuckDuckGo and requests the outside IP from there. It uses a call to DuckDuckGo and requests the outside IP from there.
The mentioned command is the following The mentioned command is the following.
`wget -qqO- 'https://duckduckgo.com/?q=what+is+my+ip' | grep -Pow 'Your IP address is \K[0-9.]+'`.
```sh
wget -qqO- 'https://duckduckgo.com/?q=what+is+my+ip' | grep -Pow 'Your IP address is \K[0-9.]+'
```

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