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IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : '''192.168.0.102''' <-your IP address<br> | IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : '''192.168.0.102''' <-your IP address<br> | ||
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0<br> | Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0<br> | ||
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1<br> | Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1<br> <-your system Gteway > | ||
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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]. | 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]. | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 28 June 2006
Note: This documentation assumes you already know what an IP address is, see Wikipedia:Ip address for more information on IP addresses.
Finding your IP Address in Windows 98 and above
Using ipconfig
- Go to Start
- Click on Run
- Type command and hit enter
- Type ipconfig and hit enter
It will say something like
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102 <-your IP address
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
<-your system Gteway >
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 WhatIsMyIP.