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<blockquote data-quote="chriseccles" data-source="post: 1042237" data-attributes="member: 152222">It seems to be a good day for solving my own problems !<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />After a couple of hours' fannying around, I found an easy way todo this, although it may not be foolproof on every machine:Use:NSArray *mcAddresses = [NSHost addresses];NSString *ipv4 = [mcAddresses objectAtIndex: 1];The 0 index of the [NSHost addresses] array is always the ipv6 extended address.The 1 index seems always to return the ipv4 address of the machine forthe current location setting in System Preferences &gt; Network, which is whatmost people will want, I guess.Chris</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chriseccles, post: 1042237, member: 152222"] It seems to be a good day for solving my own problems ! :D After a couple of hours' fannying around, I found an easy way to do this, although [B][I]it may not be foolproof[/I][/B] on every machine: Use: [FONT="Courier New"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Blue"]NSArray *mcAddresses = [NSHost addresses]; NSString *ipv4 = [mcAddresses objectAtIndex: 1];[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] The 0 index of the [B][NSHost addresses][/B] array is always the ipv6 extended address. The 1 index seems always to return the ipv4 address of the machine for the current location setting in System Preferences > Network, which is what most people will want, I guess. Chris [/QUOTE]

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