# How to get client machine's IP address?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-client-machines-ip-address/185859>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 27, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-client-machines-ip-address/185859 "2010-03-27T17:11:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![rutisyrz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rutisyrz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rutisyrz)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-client-machines-ip-address/185859/1 "2010-03-27T17:11:25Z")

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dear all,

I need a method that can get me an IP address of client’s machine

Thanking you…

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**Author:** ![rutisyrz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@rutisyrz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rutisyrz)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-client-machines-ip-address/185859/2 "2010-03-27T17:15:06Z")

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Rutvij P. wrote:

> dear all,
> 
> I need a method that can get me an IP address of client’s machine
> 
> Thanking you…

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It 's request.remote\_addr  
I got it !!