How Do I ... Find My IP Address
Apple Mac OS X (10.5)
- Go to the Apple menu and click System Preferences.
- This brings up System Preferences, as shown below. Click on Network.
- Select AirPort and note the IP address on the right panel.
Windows 7
- Click the Start menu button on the Windows taskbar.
- In the Search programs and files box type cmd. cmd.exe should appear in the list.
- Click on cmd.exe. A command prompt window should launch on the desktop.
- In this command window, type 'ipconfig /all'. Details are shown for each of the computer's network adapters. Computers installed with VPN software or emulation software will possess one or more virtual adapters.
- The 'IP Address' field states the current IP address for that network adapter.
- The 'Physical Address' field states the MAC address for that adapter.
Windows XP
- Click the Start menu button on the Windows taskbar.
- Click 'Run...' on this menu.
- Type 'cmd' in the text box that appears. A command prompt window launches on the desktop.
- In this command window, type 'ipconfig /all'. Details are shown for each of the computer's network adapters. Computers installed with VPN software or emulation software will possess one or more virtual adapters.
- The 'IP Address' field states the current IP address for that network adapter.
- The 'Physical Address' field states the MAC address for that adapter.
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