How to get the ip of the computer on linux through Java?

Question

How to get the ip of the computer on linux through Java ?

I searched the net for examples, I found something regarding NetworkInterface class, but I can\'t wrap my

Answer 1

The simplest solution in my case was Socket.getLocalAddress(). I had to open the Socket specifically for that purpose, but with all the NetworkInterfaces on my Ubuntu 10.04 machine it was the only way to get the external IP address.