Java getting my IP address

Question

I am trying to get my Internet IP address in Java but I keep getting my local address (ie: 127.0.0.1), when my IP address is 192.168.0.xxx

I am using the line:

Answer 1

Had the same problem, found the solution on this page: http://mrhawy.blogspot.it/2012/05/how-to-get-your-external-ip-address-in.html

    public String getIpAddress() throws MalformedURLException, IOException {
  URL myIP = new URL("http://api.externalip.net/ip/");
  BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
                       new InputStreamReader(myIP.openStream())
                      );
  return in.readLine();
  }

had some troubles with this code on the long run, several times in a week the server just won't reply.

new solution:

public static String getIpAddress() 
{ 
        URL myIP;
        try {
            myIP = new URL("http://api.externalip.net/ip/");

            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
                    new InputStreamReader(myIP.openStream())
                    );
            return in.readLine();
        } catch (Exception e) 
        {
            try 
            {
                myIP = new URL("http://myip.dnsomatic.com/");

                BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
                        new InputStreamReader(myIP.openStream())
                        );
                return in.readLine();
            } catch (Exception e1) 
            {
                try {
                    myIP = new URL("http://icanhazip.com/");

                    BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
                            new InputStreamReader(myIP.openStream())
                            );
                    return in.readLine();
                } catch (Exception e2) {
                    e2.printStackTrace(); 
                }
            }
        }

    return null;
}