Getting IPv4 address of server, not machine

Question

I have written the following code to get the IPv4 address of my machine. When we deploy this code on the server, this code gives me the IP address of the server, but not the machines IP on which application running?

public string getIpAddress()
{
    try
    {
        string myHost = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName();
        string myIP = null;

        for (int i = 0; i <= System.Net.Dns.GetHostEntry(myHost).AddressList.Length - 1; i++)
        {
            if (System.Net.Dns.GetHostEntry(myHost).AddressList[i].IsIPv6LinkLocal == false)
            {
                myIP = System.Net.Dns.GetHostEntry(myHost).AddressList[i].ToString();
            }
        }
        return myIP;            
    }
    catch (Exception)
    {            
        throw;
    }
}

Hi Joker_vD, question is, when I deploy this code on server, and access the application through any machine I get IPv4 address of server not that local machine IP — user3437960, Apr 01 '14 at 11:53

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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This is the expected behavior as this code is running on the server side.

However, if you want to get the client IP address, you can still do it by using the Request object. (See this post for more details or check on google for examples)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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answered Apr 01 '14 at 11:17

The_Black_Smurf

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Hi, I have checked with Request.UserHostAddress; but every time it gives me this 127.0.0.1. – user3437960 Apr 01 '14 at 11:22
UserHostAddress will captures the IP of the proxy server or router. See SO post. – The_Black_Smurf Apr 01 '14 at 11:28
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@user3437960 Are you making running a web browser on the server? – Joker_vD Apr 01 '14 at 11:29
No Joker_vD, i am not running a web browser on server, I am running browser on my local machine – user3437960 Apr 01 '14 at 11:51
What is the url displayed in your browser address bar? – The_Black_Smurf Apr 02 '14 at 00:36

Getting IPv4 address of server, not machine

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