IP address
From ATTWiki
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
