try {
			Socket sock = new Socket("www.edpsciences.org", 80);
			BufferedReader is = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(sock.getInputStream()));
			PrintWriter os = new PrintWriter(sock.getOutputStream(), true);

                           // the actual URL is www.edpsciences.org/htbin/ipaddress (a ruby page)
			os.println("GET /htbin/ipaddress HTTP/1.0");
			os.println(); // two new lines are required to send a command
                     	
                           // the page has x number of lines with unnecessary information before it says "Your IP address"....
			String line = "";
			while(line.indexOf("Your IP address") == -1)
			{
				line = is.readLine();
			}
                                                // do a little substringing, and we'll have our answer (the ip address is inbetween "<B> " and " </B>"
			String ipAddr = line.substring(line.indexOf("<B> ")+4, line.indexOf("</B>")-1);
	    } 
	    catch (Exception e)
	    {
	    	e.printStackTrace();
	    }