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Appendix 3. How To
Check your IP Address:
Instructions
1.
Open the "Start" menu, and type "cmd" without quotation marks in the small text area at the bottom of the menu.
Press "Enter" to open the Windows Command Prompt.
2.
Type "ipconfig" and press "Enter" to run the Windows IP Configuration utility. This utility displays the IP address of
each network adapter installed in your computer.
3.
Find the network adapter that you use to connect to the Internet. If you use a cable to connect your computer directly
to a broadband modem or router, the network adapter will have a label similar to "Ethernet Adapter Local Area
Connection." If you connect wirelessly, the label will be similar to "Wireless LAN Adapter Wireless Network
Connection." The IP address of your computer is displayed next to "IPv4 Address" in the format ###.###.###.###. If
the IP address begins with "10" or "192," your router assigns a private IP address to your computer, which outside
computers cannot contact directly. To learn your network's public IP address, close the Command Prompt and
continue.
4.
Open a Web browser, and navigate to ipchicken.com, whatismyip.com or ipaddressworld.com. Each website displays
the public IP address of your network in large text near the top of the page.
Typical IP address setting as following