How to Find a Remote IP Address

As a requirement, each computer or server has a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address, given usually in the decimal-dot form (e.g., 192.64.16.8). However, people mostly use computer or website names, which are associated with each numeric address, as it is easier to grasp and memorize. Nonetheless, it is a part of the Internet protocol to translate a name into an IP address and vice versa.

Instructions

1. In Windows XP/Vista:
   Click "Start" and "Run." Then type "cmd" followed by pressing "Enter" to open MS-DOS shell window.
   Note: "Run" is only needed in Windows XP.

2. Type "ping <remote computer/website name>" followed by "Enter."
   Example:
   ping xrpent.ineos.ac.ru
   ping www.yahoo.com

3. 

   Read the program output; the first line contains the remote IP address.
   Example: pinging xrpent.ineos.ac.ru [193.233.4.74] ...

References

• TCP/IP Network Administration; Craig Hunt; 2002

Resources

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