IP-address (Internet Protocol Address) - the address of the device connected to the local network or the Internet. It is written as four numbers from 0 to 255 separated by dots, for example, 172.22.0.1. All devices connected to the Internet receive their own IP address.
It is necessary
- - Mouse;
- - keyboard;
- - knowledge of the name of the operating system of your computer;
- - access to the Internet.
Instructions
Step 1
To find out the IP address of a computer running a Windows operating system, you need to write the following in the command line: cmd / k ipconfig. For example, in OS Windows 7 the process looks like this: you need to click the "Start" button, then "All Programs", select the "Standard" item, then - "Command Line". In the window that opens, you need to write: "cmd / k ipconfig", then press the Enter button. On the command line, all commands are written without quotes,
Step 2
The same actions must be done in the case of working with the Unix operating system: the IP address is determined using the same ifconfig command written in the command line, familiar from Windows OS.
Step 3
Quite different commands need to be executed to determine the IP address of the machine running the iOS operating system. To do this, first you need to click the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen, select "System Preferences", then select "Network" in the "Internet & Network" section. Select a valid communication type from the drop-down menu (if you are connected via Ethernet, select Built-in Ethernet, if the wireless network is working, select AirPort). Next, select "TCP / IP" in the "Network" section. The Mac's IP address will be displayed on the screen.
Step 4
You can check the known IP address of any other user's computer using one of the web forms of the application layer network protocol based on the TCP protocol. To do this, you need to enter a whois query into the search bar of any search engine (for example, Google, Yandex or Rambler), and then select the site you like.
