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In XP, Press START, Run, then type "cmd" and press Enter. At the command prompt, type "IPCONFIG" and press enter.
 
In XP, Press START, Run, then type "cmd" and press Enter. At the command prompt, type "IPCONFIG" and press enter.
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Sample IPCONFIG output:
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Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
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        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
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        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.11
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        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
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        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
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Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
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        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
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        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
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        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
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        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
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</pre>

Latest revision as of 20:21, 5 March 2007

Stands for Internet Protocol Address.

An IP address "is a unique address that certain electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard (IP)—in simpler terms, a computer address." [1]

A sample IP address is:

192.168.0.1


How To Determine A Computer's IP Address

In XP, Press START, Run, then type "cmd" and press Enter. At the command prompt, type "IPCONFIG" and press enter.

Sample IPCONFIG output:

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.11
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1