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  • how do I know my server's IP? Maybe I am logged in to a different machine Commented Jan 4, 2013 at 4:12
  • Login in as root, type command ifconfig. If you are using a windows machine, go to website whatismyip.com Commented Jan 4, 2013 at 4:19
  • @JimThio I have the following command readily available; it will print the external IP address that you are using to make outbound connections, thus taking into account NAT etc. wget -qO- http://ipecho.net/plain That's just one service to obtain one's IP address; there are numerous others. -q means use quiet mode, and -O- means print the content of the response to - (standard output) rather than saving it to a file. Commented Jan 4, 2013 at 12:32