IPThing description
IPThing will display the current Wide Area Network IP address of the machine it is being executed on

IPThing will display the current Wide Area Network IP address of the machine it is being executed on.

This IP address is what uniquely identifies your computer or router on the internet. There are any number of reasons why you might need to know your WAN address.

You may wish to direct traffic to your machine if you have a web cam or website. With your IP address you could establish a direct connection with friends and colleagues for collaborations and peer to peer file exchanges.

In addition to displaying your WAN Address, IPTHING will also display the IP addresses of machines on your internal network and provide a few other functions you may find useful.

Here are some key features of "IPThing":

· Displays WAN IP Address
· Shows LAN Addresses of machines on your network
· Enumerates shares of machines on your network
· Displays system uptime
· Displays current date and time
· All functions accessible by right clicking on the main interface or tray icon
· Ability to hide the main interface
· Copy WAN or LAN IP address text to clipboard
· Automatic notification of WAN change via e-mail, message box, and wave file selection
· Ability to email WAN IP to one or everyone on your notification list.
· Ability to email desktop snapshot to one or everyone on your notification list.
· Drag and Drop change of main interface's background image
· Drag and Drop movement of main interface
· Preference settings for: refresh intervals, desktop capture settings, colors, and opacity of boxes on main interface
· Customize the look of the main interface to suit your tastes