How do you check the IP of my Linux system?

Question

Its a sun Microsoft system that runs Linux.

Need to get IP

Answer 1

Open up a terminal window and type "ifconfig".

Answer 2

try going to www.whatismyip.com

Answer 3

Internal or External IP?

Internal IP: use the ifconfig command but for some Linux distros you need to type in the full path to the command because "ifconfig" may or may not be in the default search path that Linux uses to locate commands.

External IP: Use whatismyip.com

See this thread:  http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-n...

There are lots of forums for Linux. Usually 1 for your specific distribution as well as a bunch of general "newbie" forums.

Yahoo Answers isn't the best place to get Linux help.

Answer 4

Data Recovery-

http://flinchumonline.com/

Answer 5

thanks --  john for turning on the light about linux help  ---- its always better to go to the source for help---their forum  section is top rate