How can I get the local client IP using WebRTC.
I don\'t need the REMOTE_ADDR
of the client but his local network IP.
I\'ve seen this b
where I took code from --> Source
You can find a demo at --> Demo
I have modified the source code, reduced the lines, not making any stun requests since you only want Local IP not the Public IP, the below code works in latest Firefox and Chrome:
window.RTCPeerConnection = window.RTCPeerConnection || window.mozRTCPeerConnection || window.webkitRTCPeerConnection; //compatibility for firefox and chrome
var pc = new RTCPeerConnection({iceServers:[]}), noop = function(){};
pc.createDataChannel(""); //create a bogus data channel
pc.createOffer(pc.setLocalDescription.bind(pc), noop); // create offer and set local description
pc.onicecandidate = function(ice){ //listen for candidate events
if(!ice || !ice.candidate || !ice.candidate.candidate) return;
var myIP = /([0-9]{1,3}(\.[0-9]{1,3}){3}|[a-f0-9]{1,4}(:[a-f0-9]{1,4}){7})/.exec(ice.candidate.candidate)[1];
console.log('my IP: ', myIP);
pc.onicecandidate = noop;
};
what is happening here is, we are creating a dummy peer connection, and for the remote peer to contact us, we generally exchange ice candidates with each other. And reading the ice candiates we can tell the ip of the user.