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How to Find Your Computer IP Address (Windows)

How to Find Your Computer IP Address (Windows)
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By Elvis De Leon
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Finding a computer IP address may be extremely easy for many of us, but not necessarily to everyone out there.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Basic computing knowledge
  1. Step 1

    Go to the Start menu, go to Run, and type "CMD" in the dialog box (without the quotes.)

  2. Step 2

    Now you should see a dark (DOS) window that looks just like the picture on the left of this article step.

    Without the quotes, type "IPCONFIG" and press ENTER.

  3. Step 3

    Now you should see some network information, along with the IP ADDRESS of your computer listed.

    ===- END -===

  4. Step 4

    The following steps are OPTIONAL:

    If more information is needed, other than the IP address, type the following from the same DOS box described in step two: IPCONFIG /ALL

    This will provide you with more network information on your computer. Its purposes may vary.

  5. Step 5

    There are also websites available that can provide your computer IP, such as www.whatismyip.com.

  6. Step 6

    If you have a router/network set up, please note that the initial steps above will only show you the network's IP from the router. For example, if you have a Linksys router installed, and perform the IPCONFIG command, it will show you something like "192.168.1.x" as opposed to your computer's local/root address. For this reason, following STEP 5 above may be useful.

Tips & Warnings
  • If performing the IPCONFIG command gives you the following error: "'ipconfig is not recognized as an internal or external command" you may need to approach a slightly different method: - From the C: drive in DOS, type CD\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 - Try the IPCONFIG command from this location again

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imranali said

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on 3/29/2009 How about the online sites telling our ip address. like http://www.myrealipaddress.com ? are these types of sites not easier if we want to know about our ip address ?

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on 2/15/2009 This is good info. Thanks.

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on 2/15/2009 Wow, great article ! 5* and recommened.

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