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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: Ian on April 27, 2004, 15:23

Title: How to find IP address?
Post by: Ian on April 27, 2004, 15:23

I have 2 PCs using ICS - where do I find the IP address for the PCs? If I do an online search thingy the same addy is given for each PC. I'm using XP Home.

Title: Re:How to find IP address?
Post by: DJ on April 27, 2004, 16:17

In olden days of windows you used to be able to click Start > Run > tye winipcfg and hit OK

Nowadays the following link will help;

http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak377.aspx

Hope that helps

DJ

Title: Re:How to find IP address?
Post by: Sandra on April 27, 2004, 17:03

The sites that show the IP addresses will only show your WAN IP addy Ian so all the pcs on your LAN will show the same one.
If you go to Network Connections and click on your LAN icon to highlight it then you will see that pcs own LAN IP address and the Subnet Mask.
Just do that on all the pcs on your LAN  :)

Title: Re:How to find IP address?
Post by: Ian on April 27, 2004, 19:28

Ok - thanks for the help.

I also found you can
run
cmd
ipconfig

Should appeal to the old-timers! ;)

Title: Re:How to find IP address?
Post by: Adept on April 27, 2004, 19:39

Quote from: Ian on April 27, 2004, 19:28

Should appeal to the old-timers! ;)

OI!  :'(

You'll find all sorts of other interesting info if you add the /all switch as in

ipconfig /all

:)

Title: Re:How to find IP address?
Post by: chorleydave on April 28, 2004, 00:02

I've just tried the ipconfig /all.  A screen (looked like a MSDOS Prompt screen) flashed by with some information, but vanished before I had time to read the first line.  :(

Title: Re:How to find IP address?
Post by: Sandra on April 28, 2004, 00:26

Same here Dave but I sometimes get that from the DOS window in mine  ???

Title: Re:How to find IP address?
Post by: Adept on April 28, 2004, 07:20

You have to do the Start|run|cmd thingy that Ian mentioned to get a command prompt and then type ipconfig /all :)

Title: Re:How to find IP address?
Post by: chorleydave on April 28, 2004, 23:45

After fiddling about a bit, I got it in a MSDOS Prompt, using WIN98SE,

Thanks.  :)

Title: Re:How to find IP address?
Post by: Adept on April 29, 2004, 07:14

Quote from: chorleydave on April 28, 2004, 23:45

After fiddling about a bit, I got it in a MSDOS Prompt, using WIN98SE,

Ah sorry Dave, forgot you were a luddite ;) :P

Start|run|command for you then :)