According to Ask.com one of the most popular technology questions of 2009 was “How do I find my IP address?”. This article will show you how to do this on Windows (98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista & 7), Mac OS X and all varieties of Linux.

How do I find my IP address in Windows?

1. Click START from the menu bar.
2. Click on Run.
3. In the Run box type “CMD“ (This will bring up a black box, a Command Prompt).
4. At the Command Prompt type “ipconfig /all“ (ipconfig stands for IP Address Configuration and the /all tells the computer to show you all information pertaining to your various network connections (wired, wireless & virtual))
5. If you’re looking for your Wired IP Address the result be be under “Local Area Connection“. If you’re looking for your Wireless IP Address the result will be under “Wireless LAN adapter…” (see picture below).
6. IPCONFIG will present you with more data than you’re looking for however the IP Address can be found under either “IP Address“ or in Windows 7 it is called “IPv4 Address“. Once you’ve located that row your IP Address will look something like 192.168.1.111 (it will be in the x.x.x.x format). Thats it, you’ve found your IP!

How do I find my IP address in Mac OS X?

1. Click on the Apple icon located at the top left of the screen and select “System Preferences…“.
2. Select “Network“ from the System Preferences window.
3. On the left hand side select the network adapter you’re currently using to access the network. “Built-in Ethernet” is your wired connection and “Airport” is your wireless connection.
4. Once you’ve selected the appropriate network adapter your IP Address will be revealed on the right pane in your Network System Preferences (see picture below).
   

How do I find my IP address in Linux?

1. From a command prompt type “ifconfig -a“ (ifconfig stands for interface configuration and the -a tells the computer to show all network interfaces.
2. Locate your connected network adapter. Typical Linux network adapters naming conventions are  “eth0” for a wired adapter and “wlan0” for a wireless adapter.
3. You will find your IP Address formatted as “inet addr: 192.168.1.100“ (see picture below).
   

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