From a shell you could get the the external IP via for instance wget http:// ipecho.net /plain -O – -q echo – Thomas Nyman Oct 25 ’13 at 8:58 unfortunately there is no access to ipecho.net =( – Mark van-Hauser Oct 25 ’13 at 9:04, 2/12/2015 · curl ipecho.net /plain curl ip.appspot.com curl whatsmyip.akamai.com. First posted on http://www.yourownlinux.com/ Alternative DIG. As alternative you could use dig with OpenDNS as resolver: dig + short myip. opendns. com @resolver1. opendns. com. Perhaps alias it in your bashrc so it’s easy to remember, 11/11/2016 · But if you have no chance to use browser or especially GUI there must be an alternative for this. Here is a practical solution for this. Using text based browser with simple URL gives the correct answer. Command Line lynx From echo.net. Use browser named lynx to get ip address from echo.net $ lynx –dump http:// ipecho.net /plain, 2/24/2014 · you can use these alternatives: curl ipecho.net/plain curl ican ha zip.com curl curlmyip.com curl l2.io/ip curl ip.appspot.com curl ifconfig.me/ip curl eth0.me Or if you ever need in JSON format: curl httpbin.org/ip curl wtfismyip.com/json These work over HTTP, and therefore less efficient than the direct DNS query with dig.
5/31/2015 · I go through ipecho.net to get it: curl ipecho.net /plain echo # >> 71.87.32.78 Why go through an external resource? Your local address and your external address aren’t the same, so using the external resource is the best way to tell what the world is seeing your IP address as.
12/17/2018 · I’ve often used http:// ipecho.net to print my current IP, this can be done by curling the following HTTP endpoint $ curl ipecho.net /plainecho 101.166.140.132 1, 3/21/2020 · alias myip = curl http:// ipecho.net /plain echo You could alias sudo command to please for better experience in your system. e.g. please shutdown Limitations of Aliases
