ec0: flags=410c43 inet 172.22.43.157 netmask 0xfffffc00 broadcast 172.22.43.255 #### /^(.*\n.*inet\w)(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})/ #### my ($ip_address) = ( /inet\s+(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.d{1,3})/ );