Get-IP

Simple server that provides the public IP back to the sending client. Written fully in Powershell.

• Compatible with both Windows and Linux.
• Small compute foot print.
• No install required (Pwsh core required for Linux)

Install powershell core in Linux (Debian-based)

Automated

git clone https://github.com/jimurrito/get-ip.git
cd get-ip/
sh setup.sh

Manual

# Install pre-requisite packages.
sudo apt-get install -y wget

# Download the PowerShell package file
wget https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.0/powershell_7.5.0-1.deb_amd64.deb

# Install the PowerShell package
sudo dpkg -i powershell_7.5.0-1.deb_amd64.deb

# Resolve missing dependencies and finish the install (if necessary)
sudo apt-get install -f

# Delete the downloaded package file
rm powershell_7.5.0-1.deb_amd64.deb

Start server-side

From bash

# Setup looping server on port '8080'
pwsh get-ip-svr.ps1
# Non-looping mode
pwsh get-ip-svr.ps1 -SingleRun
# Custom Port
pwsh get-ip-svr.ps1 -Port 6900

From Powershell

# Setup looping server on port '8080'
get-ip-svr.ps1
# Non-looping mode
get-ip-svr.ps1 -SingleRun
# Custom Port
get-ip-svr.ps1 -Port 6900

Once the server has started in looping mode, you can quit the loop by pressing the q key. The server will indicate the same on boot.

pwsh get-ip-svr.ps1
# [2025-02-12T00:35:17.177+00:00] Listening on port 8080... Press 'q' to quit.

Start Client-side

From bash

# Connect to the server @ 127.0.0.1:8080
pwsh get-ip-client.ps1
# Connect to a custom host/port
pwsh get-ip-svr.ps1 -Target 192.168.0.4 -Port 6900

From Powershell

# Connect to the server @ 127.0.0.1:8080
get-ip-client.ps1
# Connect to a custom host/port
get-ip-svr.ps1 -Target 192.168.0.4 -Port 6900

Using Get-IP-*.ps1

# Server side
pwsh get-ip-svr.ps1
# Output:
# [2025-02-12T00:44:14.453+00:00] Listening on port 8080... Press 'q' to quit.

# Client side
get-ip-client.ps1 # => 127.0.0.1:8080
# Response:
# ::ffff:127.0.0.1

If you connect over a network or the internet, the IP response will reflect the clients IP.

• Connecting from internal network => Private IP
• Connecting from public internet => Public IP

Parameters

get-ip-svr.ps1

Param	Type	Default	Description
-SingleRun	Switch	$false	If -SingleRun is used during runtime, the server will close the socket after the first connection.
-Port	Integer	8080	The Layer4 port the socket server will lisen on

get-ip-client.ps1

Param	Type	Default	Description
-Target	System.Net.IPAddress	127.0.0.1	The target server hosting running the get-ip-svr.ps1 script.
-Port	Integer	8080	The Layer4 port the socket client will connect to.

Any issues?

Open an issue on this github repo!