IP is the abbreviation for Internet Protocol. When you are connected to the internet (or rather a computer network), you are assigned with a personal address. This address is called the IP address (Internet Protocol address). According to the Wikipedia-
"An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication."
Many times you need your IP address for random reasons and it is frustrating, if you face failure to find it. Not to worry. Here's the solution. This step by step tutorial will make it easier for you to find out the IP address of your windows PC.
List of things you are going to need:
- A Windows computer (XP/7/98)
- An internet connection
- Command Prompt
- An internet browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Mozila Firefox)
Try it out: Click to do a google search for your Ip address.
By Command Prompt:
This technique is also an easy way to find out your IP address. First of all open the command prompt, by going Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
Or you can also open command prompt by going to Start > Run, and typing "cmd" (the run function can also be opened by pressing the Windows Key+R).
After opening command prompt write ipconfig and press enter. Your IP address is revealed.
Next try to read the IP address from the output results, which will look like:
By Special Websites:
There are so many websites to help you find your IP address easily; you can try few of them from the list bellow.
All these are websites that came in the top results in google search made on my ip and not sorted in any means.
So by now you must have found out how to identify your IP address. Thank you for reading this post. If anything went wrong please tell us comments. You may also consider reading our tutorial about How to Increase Internet Speed by Easy Registry Hack!
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