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| ''Note: This documentation assumes you already know what an IP address is, see [[Wikipedia:Ip address]] for more information on IP addresses.''<br>
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| == Finding your IP Address in Windows 98 and above ==
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| === Using ipconfig ===
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| # Go to Start
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| # Click on Run
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| # Type command and hit enter
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| # Type ipconfig and hit enter
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| Windows IP Configuration<br>
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| Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Network Connection:<br><br>
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| Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :<br>
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| IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : '''192.168.0.102''' <-your IP address<br>
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| Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0<br>
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| Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1<br>
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| But, that IP is a local ip. Meaning, that is the IP my router gave me, not the IP the world sees. This means that the address is only specific to me in my local network. You may wish to use another method to find your global ip address. A popular website used to do so is [http://www.whatismyip.com WhatIsMyIP].
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