Re: IP Address
Re: IP Address
- Subject: Re: IP Address
- From: John W Baxter <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:33:48 -0800
At 21:18 -0800 3/8/01, Devon and Cornwall wrote:
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Hummm, in TCP/IP under "options," "Active" IS checked, and "Load only
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when needed" is NOT checked, but in tracking this seemingly
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inconsistent behavior down, we found that unless a client app. like a
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browser or email client has actually connected, the result will
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always be "0.0.0.0"
For what little it is worth, a Mac will not respond to Ping until some
client on the Mac has used the connection to the world. That seems
consistent with the 0.0.0.0 address in the same state.
And points to a solution: a scripted access to something in the world
before attempting to read the IP...actually, an access attempt you know
will fail should be enough.
--John
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John Baxter email@hidden Port Ludlow, WA, USA