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How to get your IP address

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Windows:

  1. Using Settings:
    • Click on the Start button  press the Windows key
    • Click on “Settings”(gear icon) or search for  “Settings”  in the search bar
    • Select “Network & Internet”
    • Under the “Status” menu option click on “Properties”
    • The IP address will be displayed under “IPv4 address”
  2. Using Command Prompt
    • Press the windows button or ‘Win+ R’ and type “cmd”
    • Press enter to open Command prompt
    • In the cmd prompt window type ipconfig
    • Look for the “IPv4 Address” under active network adaptors

MacOS

  1. Using System Preferences
    • Click on the Apple Icon and go to System Preferences
    • Click on “Network” and select the connected network
    • The IP address can be seen under “IP Address” or,
    • Click on “Details”, and select TCP/IP to view  the IP address
  2. Using Terminal
    • Open terminal in the utilities folder 
    • In the window type ifconfig 
    •  The IP address will displayed next to “inet” under the Ethernet (en0) interface or Wi-Fi (en1) interface

Linux

  1. Using Terminal
    • Open a Terminal Window
    • Type ifconfig  in the window
    • The IPAddress is next to “inet” under eth0 for Ethernet or wlan0 for Wi-Fi

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