this approach using java.net.NetworkInterface doesn't seem to work either

- it gives a random ipv6 address of no relation to any reality I'm
interested in, I think

AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
     <application android:label="SimpleSSHD" android:icon="@drawable/icon">
         <activity android:name="SimpleSSHD" android:label="SimpleSSHD">
             <intent-filter>

src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHD.java

@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
-import android.net.wifi.WifiManager;
+import java.net.NetworkInterface;
-import android.net.wifi.WifiInfo;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 
 public class SimpleSSHD extends Activity
 {
@@ -163,14 +165,18 @@ public class SimpleSSHD extends Activity
 		}
 	}
 
-	public String get_ip() {
+	public static String get_ip() {
-		WifiManager wm = (WifiManager)getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
+		try {
-		WifiInfo wi = wm.getConnectionInfo();
+			List<NetworkInterface> interfaces = Collections.list(NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces());
-		int ip = wi.getIpAddress();
+			for (NetworkInterface intf : interfaces) {
-		return
+				List<InetAddress> addrs = Collections.list(intf.getInetAddresses());
-			String.valueOf((ip>>0)&0xff) + "." +
+				for (InetAddress addr : addrs) {
-			String.valueOf((ip>>8)&0xff) + "." +
+					if (!addr.isLoopbackAddress()) {
-			String.valueOf((ip>>16)&0xff) + "." +
+						return addr.getHostAddress();
-			String.valueOf((ip>>24)&0xff);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (Exception ex) { } // for now eat exceptions
+		return "";
 	}
 }