Get the IP Address in a Windows Application

In this code snippet you will learn how to get the IP address in a windows application.

Using .NET 1.1 and 2.0 to retrieve the IP address.

Well, in .NET 1.1 and 2.0 there are methods in the System.Net namespace that do that. Speaking of System.Net, don't forget to include the using statement, to avoid the long lines I have below,

using System.Net;

// Get the hostname
string myHost = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName();
// Show the hostname
MessageBox.Show(myHost);
// Get the IP from the host name
string myIP = System.Net.Dns.GetHostByName(myHost).AddressList[0].ToString();
// Show the IP
MessageBox.Show(myIP);