Using dig
dig (domain information groper) is a simple command line utility for probing DNS name servers. To find your public IP addresses, use the opendns.com resolver as in the command below:
Syntax:
dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com
Example:
dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com
111.125.200.200
Using host
host command is an easy-to-use command line utility for carrying out DNS lookups. The command below will help to display your system public IP address.
Syntax:
host myip.opendns.com resolver1.opendns.com | grep "myip.opendns.com has" | awk '{print $4}'
Example:
host myip.opendns.com resolver1.opendns.com | grep "myip.opendns.com has" | awk '{print $4}'
111.125.200.200
Using wget
curl is a popular command line tool for uploading or downloading files from a server using any of the supported protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, FILE, FTP, FTPS and others). The following
commands display your public IP address.
Syntax:
wget -qO- http://ipecho.net/plain | xargs echo
Or
wget -qO - icanhazip.com
Example:
wget -qO- http://ipecho.net/plain | xargs echo
111.125.200.200
wget -qO- http://ipecho.net/plain | xargs echo
111.125.200.200
Using curl
curl is a popular command line tool for uploading or downloading files from a server using any of the supported protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, FILE, FTP, FTPS and others). The following
commands display your public IP address.
Syntax:
curl ifconfig.me
Example:
curl ifconfig.me
111.125.200.200
The following commands will get you the IP address list to find public IP addresses for your machine:
- curl ifconfig.me
- curl icanhazip.com
- curl ipinfo.io/ip
- curl api.ipify.org
- curl checkip.dyndns.org
- curl ident.me
- curl bot.whatismyipaddress.com
- curl ipecho.net/plain
