[Pidgin] #11679: Windows Version: Problem detecing own IP if VMWARE is installed

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#11679: Windows Version: Problem detecing own IP if VMWARE is installed
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 Reporter:  seppl   |        Owner:  rekkanoryo  
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  new         
Milestone:          |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.6.6   |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:          |  
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Description changed by seppl:

Old description:

> Precondition:
> I have vmware installed on my Machine
>
> Problem:
> Pidgin always detects the IP Address of my VMWARE adapter as my public IP
> instead using the IP Address of my Real Network Adapter
>
> Solution:
> 1. Try not to use adapters that a Virtual (Quick and dirty)
> 2. Give the user the possiblity to pic the adapter that should be used
>

> Here the examples (Pidgin takes 192.168.78.1 as my public ip)
>
> Here a ipconfig /all of my machine:
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-42-31-91-1F8055 PCI-E
> Gigabit Ethernet Controller
>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.215.94.74
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.215.88.1
>         DHCP Class ID . . . . . . . . . . : CAS
>         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 144.145.110.112
>         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 144.145.110.112
>                                             144.145.109.92
>         Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 144.145.109.91
>         Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 144.145.109.95
>         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Dienstag, 13. April 2010
> 08:24:05
>         Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Dienstag, 20. April 2010
> 08:24:05
>
> Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:
>
>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet
> Adapter for VMnet8
>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
> Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:
>
>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet
> Adapter for VMnet1
>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.78.1
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

New description:

 Precondition:
 I have vmware installed on my Machine

 Problem:
 Pidgin always detects the IP Address of my VMWARE adapter as my public IP
 instead using the IP Address of my Real Network Adapter

 Solution:
 1. Try not to use adapters that a Virtual (Quick and dirty)
 2. Give the user the possiblity to pic the adapter that should be used


 Here the examples (Pidgin takes 192.168.78.1 as my public ip)

 Here a ipconfig /all of my machine:

 {{{
 Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-42-31-91-1F8055 PCI-E
 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.215.94.74
         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.215.88.1
         DHCP Class ID . . . . . . . . . . : CAS
         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 144.145.110.112
         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 144.145.110.112
                                             144.145.109.92
         Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 144.145.109.91
         Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 144.145.109.95
         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Dienstag, 13. April 2010
 08:24:05
         Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Dienstag, 20. April 2010
 08:24:05

 Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:

         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet
 Adapter for VMnet8
         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

 Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet
 Adapter for VMnet1
         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.78.1
         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

 }}}

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