How do I determine my

computer's IP address?
The easiest way to determine your computer's IP address is to visit WhatIsMyIP.com.
The site will display your IP address and other information about your system. If the
page does not appear, you may not have a working Internet connection and should try
one of the methods below.

Windows 8.x
1. Press Win-r. 

2. Type cmd and press Enter. 

3. At the command prompt, enter:

ipconfig

The IPv4 address will be a series of numbers following the pattern

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (e.g., 156.56.27.32).

Windows 7 and earlier

1. Click Start, and then select All Programs. 

2. Click Accessories, and then Command Prompt. 

3. At the command prompt, enter:

ipconfig

The IP address (or IPv4 address) will be a series of numbers following the
pattern xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (e.g., 156.56.27.32).
Mac OS X
1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.... In System Preferences,
from the View menu, select Network. 

2. In the Network preference window, click a network port (e.g., Ethernet, AirPort,

Wi-Fi). If you are connected, you'll see your IP address under "Status:".

Unix-like OS
In many Unix-like operating systems (e.g., Ubuntu, RHEL, OS X, BSD), a shared
system administration utility known as ifconfig is available to configure, control, and
query TCP/IP network interface parameters from a command-line interface (CLI).
Typically, ifconfig can only be used under a superuser account in your terminal.

To obtain your IP Address from ifconfig, enter the following command:

ifconfig

A list of all your network interfaces will appear. Following the heading of the interface
whose IP address you're searching for, you will see a "inet addr:" section containing
your IP address.

You can usually obtain more information with the command: