Verify if current IP address is obtained in outside network

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This function works with local computers. Will it work if agents (possibly in docker-like containers) are distributed on various servers?

APi/channel.py

Lines 153 to 166 in e1208c0

	def get_ip( self ):
	'''Get the current IP address of the agent'''
	# TODO: Verify this works with outside network
	# addresses!
	s = socket.socket( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM )
	try:
	# doesn't even have to be reachable
	s.connect( ( '10.255.255.255', 1 ) )
	IP = s.getsockname()[ 0 ]
	except Exception:
	IP = '127.0.0.1'
	finally:
	s.close()
	return IP