Obtains the IP address of the Ethernet shield. Useful when the address is auto assigned through DHCP.
Ethernet.localIP();
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the IP address
#include <SPI.h> #include <Ethernet.h> // Enter a MAC address for your controller below. // Newer Ethernet shields have a MAC address printed on a sticker on the shield byte mac[] = { 0x00, 0xAA, 0xBB, 0xCC, 0xDE, 0x02 }; // Initialize the Ethernet client library // with the IP address and port of the server // that you want to connect to (port 80 is default for HTTP): EthernetClient client; void setup() { // start the serial library: Serial.begin(9600); // start the Ethernet connection: if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) { Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP"); // no point in carrying on, so do nothing forevermore: for(;;) ; } // print your local IP address: Serial.println(Ethernet.localIP()); } void loop() { }