Just a heads up, anything that allows you to get your external IP address will eventually get hardcoded into a shareware application of some sorts or used by a

Just a heads up, anything that allows you to get your external IP address will eventually get hardcoded into a shareware application of some sorts or used by a botnet. There is a reason all the popular sites are "slow to respond" or make you jump through CAPTCHA or rate-limit hoops.