This user-friendly app that quickly retrieves your external IP address. It simplifies the process by running the Terminal command /usr/bin/curl http://checkip.dyndns.org/in the background and displaying the result for you. Keep track of your WAN IP with ease using the app.
Download getWANip 1.2 for Mac from our software library for free. You can run this free application on Mac OS X 10.6.0 or later. The current installer available for download requires 1.4 MB of hard disk space. Our antivirus scan shows that this Mac download is virus free.
The application is included in Internet & Network Tools. This free software for Mac OS X is a product of Daniele Kraehenbuehl. The following version: 1.1 is the most frequently downloaded one by the program users. GetWANip.zip is the most common filename for this application's installer.
From the developer:
get.WAN.ip is a simple app that reads your external (WAN) IP address.
Note: getWANip is a GUI for the Terminal command '/usr/bin/curl http://checkip.dyndns.org/' used to read and display the current external IP number (WAN).
You may want to check out more software for Mac, such as Lighthouse or Throttled Pro, which might be similar to getWANip.