Difference between revisions of "IP address"
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Stands for '''Internet Protocol Address'''. | Stands for '''Internet Protocol Address'''. | ||
| − | + | An IP address "is a unique address that certain electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard (IP)—in simpler terms, a computer address." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address] | |
A sample IP address is: | A sample IP address is: | ||
192.168.0.1 | 192.168.0.1 | ||
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| + | == How To Determine A Computer's IP Address == | ||
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| + | In XP, Press START, Run, then type "cmd" and press Enter. At the command prompt, type "IPCONFIG" and press enter. | ||
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| + | Sample IPCONFIG output: | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection: | ||
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| + | Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : | ||
| + | IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.11 | ||
| + | Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 | ||
| + | Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 | ||
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| + | Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: | ||
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| + | Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : | ||
| + | IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9 | ||
| + | Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 | ||
| + | Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:21, 5 March 2007
Stands for Internet Protocol Address.
An IP address "is a unique address that certain electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard (IP)—in simpler terms, a computer address." [1]
A sample IP address is:
192.168.0.1
How To Determine A Computer's IP Address
In XP, Press START, Run, then type "cmd" and press Enter. At the command prompt, type "IPCONFIG" and press enter.
Sample IPCONFIG output:
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.11
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.9
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
