How to find your IP Address

How to find your IP address quickly and easily

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How to find your IP address quickly and easily

Our step-by-step guide explains how to find out the IP address of your PC, iPhone, iPad or Android device.

Windows

How to find your IP address in Windows (and how to find your router's IP address)

In the Start menu (or start screen in Windows 8) type cmd.exe and press Enter.

This will launch Command Prompt - a black window like the one below. We're using Windows 8 here, but it's basically the same in previous versions of Windows.

Make sure you click on this new Window and then type ipconfig and press Enter as below.

What you'll see is a load of information about your computer's network adapters. In the screen below you can see the IPv4 address is 192.168.3.40. This is the computer's IP address. The Default Gateway is the router to which the computer is connected, and its address is 192.168.3.1.

If you need extra details such as the network adapter's physical address (also known as the MAC address), then type 'ipconfig /all'  (without the quotes) at the prompt and press Enter. The physical address of our laptop's Ethernet adapter is F0-4D-A2-DE-41-B5:

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iOS

How to find your IP address on an iPhone or iPad

First, tap on the Settings app, then on Wi-Fi. You will obviously need to be connected to a router or access point to have an IP address.

So, tap on the 'i' to the right of the network to which your device is connected and you will see its IP address, along with your router's IP address.

Android

How to find your IP address on an Android smartphone or tablet 

Android devices differ depending on the manufacturer and the modifications they've made to Android. Generally speaking, you should go to Settings, then Wi-Fi, and then tap on the name of the network to which you're connected.

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