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"Robert G. Hoover" <not.a.real.address@anywhere.sorry> wrote in
message news:46434854$1@newsgroups.borland.com...

> I'm identifying myself to the server as Socket->LocalHost
>
> ehlo [192.168.0.109]
>
> which seems to work on my laptop where LocalAddress = 192.168.0.109
> and does not work on my desktop where LocalAddress = 127.0.0.1.

The LocalAddress can only be 127.0.0.1 if you had connected to
"localhost" when connecting the socket.  Is your server running on the
same desktop machine as your client program?

> Neither of these is ideal as I think the SMTP server wants my
> "worldview" IP address which is something like 109.76.35.22.

Actually, you should be sending your machine name, not your IP
address.

> How can I determine my actual IP address from inside this
TClientSocket object?

If you are directly connected to the Internet, such that your modem is
physically plugged into your machine, then you can use
GetAdaptersInfo() to get the IP address from the desired NIC, which
should be the same IP that LocalAddress returns.  But if you are
getting your Internet access through a router or gateway, then you
will have to query an external source, such as
http://iplookup.flashfxp.com or similar site, to get your public IP
address.


Gambit