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Verifying your IP Address

Northwestel
posted this on October 13, 2011 17:06

To verify your IP Address, locate your operating system below and follow these steps.

Windows XP

 

  1. Click Start and then Run.
    xp_cmd.png
  2. Type in Cmd and hit ENTER.
  3. Type ipconfig and hit ENTER to display your IP configuration.
  4. You should see:
    XPipconfig.png

Windows 7

  1. In the notification area next to the clock, click the small network connection icon to show the networks list:
    Win7-networks.png
  2. Click the "Open Network and Sharing Center" link. Note: If you do not see the network connection button in the notification area next to the clock, go to the Start menu, then open the "Control Panel". Once there, look for the "Network and Sharing Center" and double-click on it. You should see something like this in the window that opens:
    Win7-network-center.png
  3. Click on the Connection link, in this example "Local Area Connection 2". Yours may be called something else. This will show you the connection properties:
    Win7-connection-props.png
  4. Click the "Details" button to see all the detailed information about your connection, including the IP address information:
    Win7-connection-details.png

Apple Macintosh

  1. Click the Apple logo on the top left of the screen.
  2. Select System Preferences. 
    MacOS-sys-prefs.png
     
  3. Select Network under the Internet and Wireless section.
    MacOS-network-prefs.png
  4. Select "Ethernet" or "Wi-Fi" from the list on the left, depending on which connection you are using. The active one will have a green light next to it:
    MacOS-ethernet-status.png
  5. Once selected, you'll see your IP address info to the right. If you don't, you may have an older version of Mac OS, in which case you'll have to click the "Advanced" button and then go to the "TCP/IP" tab:
    MacOS-net-prefs-advanced.png
 
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