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How to find the IP address of mycomputer?

Helping people with computers... one answer at a time.

Ask Leo! Networking Network IP Addressing

Determining your own IP address is very easy, but it first requires understanding which IP address

it is you want to see.

by Leo A. Notenboom, 2008

How to find the IP address of my computer? Is there any command?

Sure there are commands.

But I have to ask you a question first:

Which IP address do you want?

Your Computer

Each machine connected to a TCP/IP network is assigned an IP address; this we already know. It's not

that difficult to determine what that IP address is.

In versions of Windows from Windows 2000 and later, run the Windows Command Prompt (Typically in

Start , All Programs , Accessories ). In the command prompt, type IPCONFIG and you'll get

something similar to this:

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

As you can see, the IP address of this computer is listed as

"192.168.1.5".

(In Windows 98 and 95, you can Start -> Run a program called

"winipcfg " and get roughly the same information without using a

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