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Get the local IP address using the Internet Transfer Control

Get the local IP address using the Internet Transfer Control

The easiest way to retrieve the IP address assigned to the local machine during an Internet session is by means of the LocalIP property of the Internet Transfer Control:

MsgBox "IP address= " & Winsock1.LocalIp 

Note that getting the same information through API calls requires a lot more code.

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