Getting My LAN ip address (192.168.xxxx) (IPV4)

Question

In my android device I am trying to find its IP address(IPV4).
If I do the following code

InetAddress inet = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
System.out.println(inet.getHostAddress()); //giving me 127.0.0.1

The code is giving me 127.0.0.1.
I wanted to get the actual IP 198.168.xx.xx.

(In My pc the same code giving me the actual IP though.)

[OT] sorry but hiding a private IP (192.168.xxx?) is not necessary, you can't be hacked by people that knows that info. — Luiggi Mendoza, Jun 22 '13 at 15:08
@GrailsGuy Not duplicate to that, OP wants 192.168 local network address and not the public router address. — laalto, Jun 22 '13 at 17:13
The answer of DigitalRounin is very useful for your purpose. Check [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16730711/get-my-wifi-ip-address-android/18638588#18638588) — Kaaveh Mohamedi, Aug 11 '16 at 14:24

score 25 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 22 '13 at 15:19

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public static String getIpAddress() { 
            try {
                for (Enumeration en = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces(); en.hasMoreElements();) {
                    NetworkInterface intf = en.nextElement();
                    for (Enumeration enumIpAddr = intf.getInetAddresses(); enumIpAddr.hasMoreElements();) {
                        InetAddress inetAddress = enumIpAddr.nextElement();
                        if (!inetAddress.isLoopbackAddress()&&inetAddress instanceof Inet4Address) {
                            String ipAddress=inetAddress.getHostAddress().toString();
                            Log.e("IP address",""+ipAddress);
                            return ipAddress;
                        }
                    }
                }
            } catch (SocketException ex) {
                Log.e("Socket exception in GetIP Address of Utilities", ex.toString());
            }
            return null; 
    }

Give permissions

Also add in mainfest.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

edited Jun 22 '13 at 15:19

Vishnudev K

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answered Jun 22 '13 at 14:55

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thanks for quick reply. I am getting "fe80::2064:32ff:fe5d:2edf%p2p0" as my address. Is it ipv6 address. how to get ipv4 address? – Vishnudev K Jun 22 '13 at 15:01
+1 for checking all the interfaces. This will take care of both wifi and cellular interfaces – Srikant Sahay Jun 22 '13 at 15:03
@VishnudevK Thats because ur router is configured for ipv6 Address. – Ayush Jun 22 '13 at 15:05
@Ayush but in phone's status its showing the ipv4 address only. is there any way to convert it to ipv4. – Vishnudev K Jun 22 '13 at 15:07
@VishnudevK ipv4 and ipv6 Both are Different thing, they CANT BE CONVERTED. – Ayush Jun 22 '13 at 15:11
@ayush got it. see the change I made – Vishnudev K Jun 22 '13 at 15:17
@VishnudevK I have edited the question since the answer is for IPV4 only. – Ayush Jun 22 '13 at 15:21

Ken Wolf · Answer 2 · 2013-06-22T15:03:27.787

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You can use this to get your IP address.

WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) getSystemService(WIFI_SERVICE);
int ipAddress = wifiManager.getConnectionInfo().getIpAddress();
return String.format("%d.%d.%d.%d", (ipAddress & 0xff), (ipAddress >> 8 & 0xff),
        (ipAddress >> 16 & 0xff), (ipAddress >> 24 & 0xff));

This returns it as a String in the form "X.X.X.X"

The only permission you need in your manifest.xml is

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />

edited Jun 22 '13 at 15:03

answered Jun 22 '13 at 14:56

Ken Wolf

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And if he is not using WiFi? – SJuan76 Jun 22 '13 at 15:05
What's an example of a device that doesn't use wifi to get an internal LAN address? 198.168.xx.xx. Ethernet port? – Ken Wolf Jun 22 '13 at 15:09
As often, I concentrate in the body of the question and miss data from the header (it is the only place where the `LAN` part is informed). And yes, an ethernet port is possible (though I agree that it is not that frequent nowadays). – SJuan76 Jun 22 '13 at 15:34
:) np I understand. In my experience the code I posted works very well in production on Android devices to do exactly what the user asked. – Ken Wolf Jun 22 '13 at 15:35

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