Cited From: http://zachwaugh.com/2009/03/programmatically-retrieving-ip-address-of-iphone/
#include <ifaddrs.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
- (NSString *)getIPAddress
{
NSString *address = @”error”;
struct ifaddrs *interfaces = NULL;
struct ifaddrs *temp_addr = NULL;
int success = 0;
// retrieve the current interfaces – returns 0 on success
success = getifaddrs(&interfaces);
if (success == 0)
{
// Loop through linked list of interfaces
temp_addr = interfaces;
while(temp_addr != NULL)
{
if(temp_addr->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_INET)
{
// Check if interface is en0 which is the wifi connection on the iPhone
if([[NSString stringWithUTF8String:temp_addr->ifa_name] isEqualToString:@”en0″])
{
// Get NSString from C String
address = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:inet_ntoa(((struct sockaddr_in *)temp_addr->ifa_addr)->sin_addr)];
}
}
temp_addr = temp_addr->ifa_next;
}
}
// Free memory
freeifaddrs(interfaces);
return address;
}