diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/greenwatch/communication/WiFiCommunication.java b/app/src/main/java/com/example/greenwatch/communication/WiFiCommunication.java
index 065bbdc..43cb10f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/greenwatch/communication/WiFiCommunication.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/greenwatch/communication/WiFiCommunication.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.example.greenwatch.communication;
 
+import android.util.Log;
+
 import com.example.greenwatch.repositories.DeviceRepository;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -56,23 +58,6 @@ public class WiFiCommunication {
         this.isNewMessage = isNewMessage;
     }
 
-    public static String getLocalIpAddress() {
-        try {
-            for (Enumeration<NetworkInterface> en = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces(); en.hasMoreElements();) {
-                NetworkInterface networkInterface = (NetworkInterface) ((Enumeration<?>) en).nextElement();
-                for (Enumeration<InetAddress> addresses = networkInterface.getInetAddresses(); addresses.hasMoreElements();) {
-                    InetAddress inetAddress = addresses.nextElement();
-                    if (!inetAddress.isLoopbackAddress() && inetAddress instanceof Inet4Address) {
-                        return inetAddress.getHostAddress();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (SocketException ex) {
-            ex.printStackTrace();
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
     public void stopCommunication() {
         running = false;
         socket.close();
@@ -89,7 +74,7 @@ public class WiFiCommunication {
                     {
                         isNewMessage = false;
                         //todo: adapt send String
-                        String txString = getLocalIpAddress() + " sends. #" + tmpCnt++ + sendMessage;
+                        String txString = sendMessage;
                         byte[] txBuffer = txString.getBytes();
 
                         DatagramPacket txPacket = new DatagramPacket(txBuffer, txBuffer.length, address, port);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/greenwatch/repositories/DeviceRepository.java b/app/src/main/java/com/example/greenwatch/repositories/DeviceRepository.java
index cf39c10..8530980 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/greenwatch/repositories/DeviceRepository.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/greenwatch/repositories/DeviceRepository.java
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 package com.example.greenwatch.repositories;
 
 
+import android.util.Log;
+
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData;
 
 import com.example.greenwatch.models.Device;
 import com.example.greenwatch.communication.WiFiCommunication;
 
+import java.net.Inet4Address;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.NetworkInterface;
+import java.net.SocketException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -106,7 +113,8 @@ public class DeviceRepository {
                     .append(delimiter)
                     .append("Gruppe3")
                     .append(delimiter)
-                    .append(device.getDeviceID())
+                    //.append(device.getDeviceID())
+                    .append(getLocalIpAddress(deviceID))
                     .append(delimiter)
                     .append(device.getSensorStatus())
                     .append(delimiter)
@@ -329,4 +337,25 @@ public class DeviceRepository {
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    public String getLocalIpAddress(String deviceID) {
+        String checkedDeviceID = checkDeviceID(deviceID);
+        Device device = connectedDevicesList.get(checkedDeviceID);
+        if(device != null){
+            try {
+                for (Enumeration<NetworkInterface> en = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces(); en.hasMoreElements();) {
+                    NetworkInterface networkInterface = (NetworkInterface) ((Enumeration<?>) en).nextElement();
+                    for (Enumeration<InetAddress> addresses = networkInterface.getInetAddresses(); addresses.hasMoreElements();) {
+                        InetAddress inetAddress = addresses.nextElement();
+                        if (!inetAddress.isLoopbackAddress() && inetAddress instanceof Inet4Address) {
+                            return inetAddress.getHostAddress();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (SocketException ex) {
+                ex.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
 }