Matlab-Prologix-scripts/OOequipment/subfiles/getLocalIP.m

function [ ipaddress ] = getLocalIP()
%GETLOCALIP returns the ipaddress of the current windows machine
    if ispc
        % Code to run on Windows plaform
        [status,result]=system('ipconfig');
        if ~(status == 0)
            error('Failed to find local IP address');
        end
        ipaddress = regexp(result,'(?<=\n   IPv4 Address[ \.]*: )([0-9]{1,3}\.?){4}','match');
    elseif ismac
        % Code to run on Mac platform
        [status,result]=system('ifconfig');
        if ~(status == 0)
            error('Failed to find local IP address');
        end
        ipaddress = regexp(result,'(?<=\n	inet )([0-9]{1,3}\.?){4}','match');
    elseif isunix
        % Code to run on Unix platform
    else
        error('Platform not supported');
    end
end