From 20e1c88d53ed171e07c45f8035634d15e69ff4b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John W Kerns Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 17:14:42 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated README --- README.md | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 396f858..35e956d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # CheckMyIP ![CheckMyIP][logo] -A Telnet and SSH based IP Lookup Service +A Telnet and SSH Based Public IP Address Lookup Service ----------------------------------------- @@ -22,9 +22,15 @@ Everybody has used a service like [WhatIsMyIP.com](https://www.whatismyip.com/) ----------------------------------------- ### HOW TO USE ### -Using the public **TelnetMyIP.com** and **SSHMyIP.com** services is pretty easy: simply connect to them with a terminal client. You can use a telnet client with TCP port 23 (`telnet telnetmyip.com`), or a SSH client with TCP port 22 (`ssh telnetmyip.com`). The SSH connection requires no authentication, but your SSH client may require you to enter a username, you can use anything you want as it gets ignored anyways(`ssh -limrootbitch telnetmyip.com`). +Using the public **TelnetMyIP.com** and **SSHMyIP.com** services is pretty easy: simply connect to them with a terminal client. You can use a telnet client with TCP port 23 (`telnet telnetmyip.com`), or a SSH client with TCP port 22 (`ssh sshmyip.com`). The SSH connection requires no authentication, but your SSH client may require you to enter a username, you can use anything you want as it gets ignored anyways(`ssh -limrootbitch telnetmyip.com`). -To enable the use of this service as a simple API, the response to queries is formatted as a JSON document. See the [Using the API](#using-the-api) section for information on how to leverage the API. +You can also browse to the HTTP version of the service at [TelnetMyIP.com](http://telnetmyip.com/) which will return a JSON reply with your IP information. + +To enable the use of this service as a simple API, the response is formatted as a JSON document. See the [Using the API](#using-the-api) section for information on how to leverage the API. + +**Note:** _You can also connect to_ `ipv4.telnetmyip.com` _or_ `ipv6.telnetmyip.com` _if you want to check a specific IP stack._ + +**Note:** _The DNS records for_ `telnetmyip.com` _and_ `sshmyip.com` _point to the same services._ -----------------------------------------