How to Find Your Computer IP Address (Windows)

Finding a computer IP address may be extremely easy for many of us, but not necessarily to everyone out there.

1. Go to the Start menu, go to Run, and type “CMD” in the dialog box (without the quotes.)
2. Without the quotes, type “IPCONFIG” and press ENTER.Now you should see a dark (DOS) window that looks just like the picture on the left of this article step.
3. Now you should see some network information, along with the IP ADDRESS of your computer listed.
4. If more information is needed, other than the IP address, type the following from the same DOS box described in step two: IPCONFIG /ALL

This will provide you with more network information on your computer. Its purposes may vary.

The following steps are OPTIONAL:

5. There are also websites available that can provide your computer IP, such as www.whatismyip.com.
6. If you have a router/network set up, please note that the initial steps above will only show you the network’s IP from the router. For example, if you have a Linksys router installed, and perform the IPCONFIG command, it will show you something like “192.168.1.x” as opposed to your computer’s local/root address. For this reason, following STEP 5 above may be useful.