is there any way to get the IP address of a blackberry device??

thanks!!

Excuse me, I didn't explain my problem, yesterday. I'm a java developer and I'm starting in blackberry programming. I would like to develop a client-server application where the blackberry works as server. Then, if I don't know the IP of the blackberry, the clients won't can to connect to it.

I've been studing the push application where we have to use the PIN, but I would like to use the IP, as an classical server application.

Thanks!!!

I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do. If a client needs to access a BlackBerry through it's IP, you'll need to use the BB to retrieve it's IP. Plus, as best I can tell, BlackBerrys don't have static IPs, in which case you'll need to refer back to the "server" BlackBerry somewhat regularly to check it's updated address.

Blackberry's - by default - are assigned a carrier's IP which is not static or public. A push app does not require the use of a Public IP.

The IP of a Blackberry device is dynamic. When I first went to WhatIsMyIP.com - 66.228.120.18 and looked up my address, it was in the 166.x.x.x range. Now it's in the 216.x.x.x range. The IP can and will change. The phones do not have a static IP address. If you want to develop an app that can push to a BB device, it has to be through the PIN, rather than the IP. Otherwise you would have to set up the app on the BB side to connect to the server, report its IP to the server, and then stay connected so the server can talk back to it. Even then, I have no idea how the firewalling and proxy are handled by BlackBerry and the wireless provider.

The IP shown on those websites won't be the IP of your device, which is on the 10.0.0.0 subnet, but rather that of the carrier/RIM gateway (a proxy, if you will) or your company's firewall/gateway (if using MDS). If you want to see your IP address, for OS 4.2.1 devices, you can run a Diagnostics Test from the Mobile Network options. For instance, mine is 10.13.45.97. These are private, non-routeable IP addresses. Not sure how you can get it for older devices, as I've never really cared

Oh, and it gets even better. When I use my BB browser to connect to whatismyip.com, I get 216.9.250.6, but when I connect jmirc to an IRC server and then do a /whois, I can see that my address is in the 166.x.x.x range. So it looks like there are multiple proxies in use here.

Also, the 216.9.250.6 address has a blackberry.net reverse lookup, but the 166 address has no reverse lookup.

So I think at this point it's safe to say that the only way you can really push data out to a BB device is through the PIN, and not by IP. Sorry.