How to Find IP Addresses in Vista

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Need to find IP addresses in Vista for your own computer? This quick and easy tutorial will show you how. You can figure out what your IP address through Vista's most basic functions.

The IP address of a computer is located within the Network and Sharing center on a Vista operating system. This utility is provided to make management of internet connectivity and networks easier for the average user. It works.

These steps will show you how to access Vista's Network and Sharing Center, find IP addresses, and move on with your life.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Internet connection (determines IP address)
Vista

Step 1

OPEN START MENU

To find IP addresses, users should first open the Start menu. The Start menu in Vista is located in the same location as XP (lower left of desktop) and can be recognized by the Windows logo. Click the windows logo to open the Start menu.
Step 2

OPEN CONTROL PANEL

From within the Start menu, click the "Control Panel" option. This should appear on the right hand side of the start menu.
Step 3

OPEN NETWORK AND INTERNET

Within the Control Panel pop-up window (opened when you clicked "Control Panel" from the Start menu) click "Network and Internet".
Step 4

OPEN NETWORK AND SHARING CENTER

To find IP addresses, you must use the "Network and Sharing Center" feature. Click that option (should be the top option) to activate this feature.
Step 5

ACCESS CONNECTION STATUS

Within the Network and Sharing Center, you must access the status of your current connection. To do this, look below the icons representing your connection, to the network connection details. To the right of the CONNECTION description, click the "View Status" option. This should result in another pop-up window.
Step 6

VIEW DETAILS

The details status of your connection should now be displayed in the resulting pop-up window. However, you will not find IP addresses listed in this section. To access the connection's IP address, you must click the "details" link.
Step 7

VIEW YOUR IP

Your IP address should be displayed in the resulting window. The IP address is a series of numbers, separated in intervals by dots. Example: 555.555.5.5 (numbers will not all be the same).