How to Find Windows XP IP Address Configuration Information

On occassion it is necessary to find the IP address, subnet mask and gateway information for your Windows XP 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 XP by following the procedure below.

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Instructions

    • 1

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

    • 2

      Now, in the command line window that appears type:

      ipconfig /all

      and press Enter.

    • 3

      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.

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