How to Find Windows Vista IP Address and Network Configuration Information Quickly

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On occassion it is necessary to find the IP address, subnet mask and gateway information for your Windows Vista PC. In addition there are times when the IP addresses for multiple network adapters are needed along with dynamic IP address information such as whether or not DHCP is enabled, the "gateway" address of the network to which your PC is connected, and the DNS addresses that your PC is using to resolve Internet host names to IP addresses. All of this information can be found using a very simple command on the command line in Windows Vista by following the procedure below.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

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This procedure

Step 1

While your Windows Vista PC is connected to the network, click Start and then in the Search box listed in the menu that appears type CMD and press Enter.
Step 2

Next, right click the command line icon that appears in the upper left pane and click Run As Administrator.
Step 3

Now, in the command line window that appears type:

ipconfig /all

and press Enter.
Step 4

If you need to save the output from the command, right clck the blue bar at the top of the command line window and click Edit then click Select All and then click Edit and then click Copy and then open Notepad and click Edit then Paste and save the Notepad document.

Tips & Warnings

The command line output information provided by the ipconfig /all command includes (but is not limited to) MAC address, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address, DNS Addresses, whether or not DHCP is enabled (dynamic IP addressing) and whether or not a network adapter is connected to the network.