MyLocalIP

Function lobyte(ByVal wParam As Integer)
    lobyte = wParam And &HFF&
End Function

Sub SocketsInitialize()
    Dim WSAD As WSADATA
    Dim iReturn As Integer
    Dim sLowByte As String, sHighByte As String, sMsg As String
    iReturn = WSAStartup(WS_VERSION_REQD, WSAD)
    If iReturn <> 0 Then
        MsgBox "Winsock.dll is Not responding."
        End
    End If
    If lobyte(WSAD.wversion) < WS_VERSION_MAJOR Or (lobyte(WSAD.wversion) = _
        WS_VERSION_MAJOR And hibyte(WSAD.wversion) < WS_VERSION_MINOR) Then
    sHighByte = Trim$(Str$(hibyte(WSAD.wversion)))
    sLowByte = Trim$(Str$(lobyte(WSAD.wversion)))
    sMsg = "Windows Sockets version " & sLowByte & "." & sHighByte
    sMsg = sMsg & " is Not supported by winsock.dll "
    MsgBox sMsg
    End
End If
'iMaxSockets is not used in winsock 2. So the following check is only
'necessary for winsock 1. If winsock 2 is requested,
'the following check can be skipped.
If WSAD.iMaxSockets < MIN_SOCKETS_REQD Then
    sMsg = "This application requires a minimum of "
    sMsg = sMsg & Trim$(Str$(MIN_SOCKETS_REQD)) & " supported sockets."
    MsgBox sMsg
    End
End If
End Sub

Sub SocketsCleanup()
Dim lReturn As Long
lReturn = WSACleanup()
If lReturn <> 0 Then
    MsgBox "Socket Error " & Trim$(Str$(lReturn)) & " occurred In Cleanup "
    End
End If
End Sub

Public Function GetTheIP()
Dim hostname As String * 256
Dim hostent_addr As Long
Dim host As HOSTENT
Dim hostip_addr As Long
Dim temp_ip_address() As Byte
Dim i As Integer
Dim ip_address As String
If gethostname(hostname, 256) = SOCKET_ERROR Then
    MsgBox "Windows Sockets Error " & Str(WSAGetLastError())
    Exit Function
Else
    hostname = Trim$(hostname)
End If
hostent_addr = gethostbyname(hostname)
If hostent_addr = 0 Then
    MsgBox "Winsock.dll is Not responding."
    Exit Function
End If
RtlMoveMemory host, hostent_addr, LenB(host)
RtlMoveMemory hostip_addr, host.hAddrList, 4
MsgBox hostname
'get all of the IP address if machine ismulti-homed
Do
ReDim temp_ip_address(1 To host.hLength)
RtlMoveMemory temp_ip_address(1), hostip_addr, host.hLength
For i = 1 To host.hLength
    ip_address = ip_address & temp_ip_address(i) & "."
Next
ip_address = Mid$(ip_address, 1, Len(ip_address) - 1)
MsgBox ip_address
ip_address = ""
host.hAddrList = host.hAddrList + LenB(host.hAddrList)
RtlMoveMemory hostip_addr, host.hAddrList, 4
Loop While (hostip_addr <> 0)
End Function

Returns:Local Internet IP addresses

Assumes:Just put this into a module (.bas file) 
and call GetTheIP() with no arguments and all is good.

Dim MyIP as String
MyIP = GetTheIP
Text1.Text = MyIP
'Tested on: Windows98 With a Dialup Connection.

'Let me know If it works on cable modems and such.

Public Const WS_VERSION_REQD = &H101
Public Const WS_VERSION_MAJOR = WS_VERSION_REQD \ &H100 And &HFF&
Public Const WS_VERSION_MINOR = WS_VERSION_REQD And &HFF&
Public Const MIN_SOCKETS_REQD = 1
Public Const SOCKET_ERROR = -1
Public Const WSADescription_Len = 256
Public Const WSASYS_Status_Len = 128
Public Type HOSTENT
hName As Long
hAliases As Long
hAddrType As Integer
hLength As Integer
hAddrList As Long
End Type
Public Type WSADATA
wversion As Integer
wHighVersion As Integer
szDescription(0 To WSADescription_Len) As Byte
szSystemStatus(0 To WSASYS_Status_Len) As Byte
iMaxSockets As Integer
iMaxUdpDg As Integer
lpszVendorInfo As Long
End Type
Public Declare Function WSAGetLastError Lib "WSOCK32.DLL" () As Long
Public Declare Function WSAStartup Lib "WSOCK32.DLL" (ByVal _
wVersionRequired&, lpWSAData As WSADATA) As Long
Public Declare Function WSACleanup Lib "WSOCK32.DLL" () As Long
Public Declare Function gethostname Lib "WSOCK32.DLL" (ByVal hostname$, _
ByVal HostLen As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function gethostbyname Lib "WSOCK32.DLL" (ByVal _
hostname$) As Long
Public Declare Sub RtlMoveMemory Lib "kernel32" (hpvDest As Any, ByVal _
hpvSource&, ByVal cbCopy&)
Function hibyte(ByVal wParam As Integer)
hibyte = wParam \ &H100 And &HFF&
End Function

Function lobyte(ByVal wParam As Integer)
lobyte = wParam And &HFF&
End Function

Sub SocketsInitialize()
Dim WSAD As WSADATA
Dim iReturn As Integer
Dim sLowByte As String, sHighByte As String, sMsg As String
iReturn = WSAStartup(WS_VERSION_REQD, WSAD)
If iReturn <> 0 Then
MsgBox "Winsock.dll is Not responding."
End
End If
If lobyte(WSAD.wversion) < WS_VERSION_MAJOR Or (lobyte(WSAD.wversion) = _
WS_VERSION_MAJOR And hibyte(WSAD.wversion) < WS_VERSION_MINOR) Then
sHighByte = Trim$(Str$(hibyte(WSAD.wversion)))
sLowByte = Trim$(Str$(lobyte(WSAD.wversion)))
sMsg = "Windows Sockets version " & sLowByte & "." & sHighByte
sMsg = sMsg & " is Not supported by winsock.dll "
MsgBox sMsg
End
End If
'iMaxSockets is not used in winsock 2. So the following check is only

'necessary for winsock 1. If winsock 2 is requested,

'the following check can be skipped.

If WSAD.iMaxSockets < MIN_SOCKETS_REQD Then
sMsg = "This application requires a minimum of "
sMsg = sMsg & Trim$(Str$(MIN_SOCKETS_REQD)) & " supported sockets."
MsgBox sMsg
End
End If
End Sub

Sub SocketsCleanup()
Dim lReturn As Long
lReturn = WSACleanup()
If lReturn <> 0 Then
MsgBox "Socket Error " & Trim$(Str$(lReturn)) & " occurred In Cleanup "
End
End If
End Sub

Public Function GetTheIP()
Dim hostname As String * 256
Dim hostent_addr As Long
Dim host As HOSTENT
Dim hostip_addr As Long
Dim temp_ip_address() As Byte
Dim i As Integer
Dim ip_address As String
If gethostname(hostname, 256) = SOCKET_ERROR Then
MsgBox "Windows Sockets Error " & Str(WSAGetLastError())
Exit Function
Else
hostname = Trim$(hostname)
End If
hostent_addr = gethostbyname(hostname)
If hostent_addr = 0 Then
MsgBox "Winsock.dll is Not responding."
Exit Function
End If
RtlMoveMemory host, hostent_addr, LenB(host)
RtlMoveMemory hostip_addr, host.hAddrList, 4
MsgBox hostname
'get all of the IP address if machine ismulti-homed

Do
ReDim temp_ip_address(1 To host.hLength)
RtlMoveMemory temp_ip_address(1), hostip_addr, host.hLength
For i = 1 To host.hLength
ip_address = ip_address & temp_ip_address(i) & "."
Next
ip_address = Mid$(ip_address, 1, Len(ip_address) - 1)
MsgBox ip_address
ip_address = ""
host.hAddrList = host.hAddrList + LenB(host.hAddrList)
RtlMoveMemory hostip_addr, host.hAddrList, 4
Loop While (hostip_addr <> 0)
End Function

Returns:Local Internet IP addresses

Assumes:Just put this into a module (.bas file)
and call GetTheIP() with no arguments and all is good.