diff --git a/menu/ip.rb b/menu/ip.rb
index fdf2f544..dbe70603 100644
--- a/menu/ip.rb
+++ b/menu/ip.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # return "127.3.3.7"   # Hard-coded IP, for when demoing
 
-inet = `ifconfig`.split("\n").grep(/\binet\b/)
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/7809304
 
-return "| #{inet[0][/[\d.]+/]}" if inet.length < 2
-inet[1][/[\d.]+/]
+ip_addr = Socket.ip_address_list.detect { |ip| ip.ipv4_private? }
+return "| #{ip_addr.ip_address}"