Joe writes: > On the assumption that you are using a router of some kind, your public > IP address will be that of the router WAN port (cable, ADSL, etc.) and > there will be a method of determining that by connecting to the router > as an administrator. That method will depend entirely on the router.
If the router supports upnp and it is activated, you can check the external IP in an device-independent way with upnpc -l | grep ExternalIPAddress -- Alberto
