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How to determine your IP or MAC address in Windows

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To find out your PCs IP address, or to identify your ethernet cards MAC address, please follow the steps outlined below..

I’m using Windows NT/2000/XP
I’m using Windows 95/98/98SE/ME

Windows NT/2000/XP

  1. Click the Start button, and select Run. In the space provided, enter cmd and click OK.

  2. At the command line, enter ipconfig /all. Your MAC address will be displayed as the Physical Address and your IP address will be displayed as the IP Address (see screenshot below).

Windows 95/98/98SE/ME

  1. Click the Start button, and select Run. In the space provided, enter winipcfg and click OK.

  2. Select your network card from the drop down list.

  3. Your MAC address will be displayed in the Adapter Address field and your IP address will be displayed in the IP Address field.

How to determine your IP or MAC address in OS X covers the same as the above, but for OS X…

Posted in Home Networking, Windows.

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By Ross McKillop – July 6, 2006

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  1. Coleen says

    Thanks alot. this was very helpful. I now need to know how to add 2 Macintosh machines to this mix. If you have any info on that i would really appreciate it. If not, thanks for this much.

    August 13, 2007, 4:01 pm
  2. Ross McKillop says

    Hey Coleen -

    How to determine your IP or MAC address in OS X is the same as this document, but for OS X. And thanks for the idea! :)

    Ross

    August 13, 2007, 8:38 pm
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    July 12, 2009, 12:07 am

Continuing the Discussion

  1. Simplehelp » How to secure your wireless home network linked to this post on July 11, 2006

    [...] Every network card, both wired and wireless, has a unique address assigned to it from the manufacturer. This identifier is called a MAC address. By setting your wireless router to only allow connections from specific MAC addresses, you’re greatly improving the security of your wireless network. For help figuring out what your network card’s MAC address is, please see this FAQ. Once you know each of the MAC addresses for your network cards, check the support Web site of your wireless router manufacturer for instructions on using MAC address security. [...]

  2. How to determine your IP or MAC address in OS X - Simplehelp linked to this post on August 14, 2007

    [...] Windows equivalent of this document can be found here. Filed under: Mac, Home Networking by — Ross McKillop @ 4:35 [...]

  3. How to connect to a Windows XP computer from Windows Vista - Simplehelp linked to this post on May 20, 2008

    [...] Now on your computer running Vista, open the Network item from the Start menu. If your XP computer doesn’t show up, have no fear. Enter \\your-xp-ip-address in the address bar and hit enter. If you need help figuring out the IP address your XP computer is using, see this tutorial on determining your IP address in XP. [...]



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