Re: IP Address of AS/400 Machine

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, A. Sivasubrahmanian wrote:
>
> How to retrieve the IP address of AS/400 machine? Any help / pointers to
> the solution is highly appreciated.
>

It's 127.0.0.1 :)

Seriously, though.  Everything TCP/IP-enabled computer has at least
two IP addresses.   The 127.0.0.1 is one of them, and the other depends on
the network that it is connected to.

Many computers have more than two.  For example, if you are connected with
both PPP (to an ISP) and ethernet (to your LAN) you've got three IP
addresses, one of the LAN, one for PPP and 127.0.0.1 (which is the
"loopback" address that always means "same machine")

It's possible for your system to have hundreds of IP addresses, which
might be useful if you're doing virtual hosting, or something similar.

If you just want to see what your system is currently using, type
CFGTCP and choose option 1.

If you need to do this programmatically, please explain why.  Explain what
your program will do with this address, then I'll tell you what your best
alternative is...