pklaus/WhatsMyIP

This is an HTTP Server that simply returns the Remote Address, your IP. In other words, it's a simple text-only "What's My IP" service implemented in a few lines of Python. Works for IPv4 and IPv6.

WhatsMyIP

This tool is a very simple HTTP Server: It returns the REMOTE_ADDR to connecting HTTP clients. In other words: It tells you what your current IP is.

Installation

All this server needs is Python 3.3+ (there's a branch with support for Python 2.7+ too). So, get Python first, then download the project from https://github.com/pklaus/WhatsMyIP or clone the repository.

Usage

Start the tool like this:

./whatsmyip.py --host :: --port 8080

It should be run a a computer or server that's reachable over the Internet. Then any client requesting http://serveraddress:8080/ will receive its IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) back from the server.

Inspired by

• http://wiki.python.org/moin/BaseHttpServer
• and http://www.righto.com/2011/02/ipv6-web-serving-with-arc-or-python.html

Author

• Philipp Klaus
  philipp.l.klaus@web.de.