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212 Protecting Internet activities About the Network Security Map Finding a computer's IP address You can find a computer's IP address in various ways. On Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 computers, you can use Ipconfig to find the IP address of a computer. Ipconfig reports the IP address of its local computer only. You must run this program on the computer that you want to identify. To find an IP address by using Ipconfig on Windows 2000/XP 1 On the computer you want to identify, on the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run. 2 In the Run dialog box, type cmd. 3 Click OK. 4 At the command prompt, type ipconfig, and then press Enter on your keyboard. 5 Write down the IP address. To find an IP address by using Ipconfig on Windows Vista 1 On the computer you want to identify, on the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 In the Start Search text box, type cmd, and then press Enter on your keyboard. 3 At the command prompt, type ipconfig, and then press Enter on your keyboard. 4 Write down the IP address. To find an IP address by using Ipconfig on Windows 7 1 On the computer you want to identify, on the Windows taskbar, click Start. 2 In the Search programs and files text box, type cmd, and then press Enter on your keyboard. 3 At the command prompt, type ipconfig, and then press Enter on your keyboard. 4 Write down the IP address.

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Finding a computer's IP address
You can find a computer's IP address in various ways.
On Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista, and Windows
7 computers, you can use Ipconfig to find the IP address
of a computer.
Ipconfig reports the IP address of its local computer
only. You must run this program on the computer that
you want to identify.
To find an IP address by using Ipconfig on Windows
2000/XP
1
On the computer you want to identify, on the
Windows taskbar, click
Start > Run
.
2
In the
Run
dialog box, type
cmd
.
3
Click
OK
.
4
At the command prompt, type
ipconfig
, and then
press
Enter
on your keyboard.
5
Write down the IP address.
To find an IP address by using Ipconfig on Windows Vista
1
On the computer you want to identify, on the
Windows taskbar, click
Start
.
2
In the
Start Search
text box, type
cmd
, and then
press
Enter
on your keyboard.
3
At the command prompt, type
ipconfig
, and then
press
Enter
on your keyboard.
4
Write down the IP address.
To find an IP address by using Ipconfig on Windows 7
1
On the computer you want to identify, on the
Windows taskbar, click
Start
.
2
In the
Search programs and files
text box, type
cmd
,
and then press
Enter
on your keyboard.
3
At the command prompt, type
ipconfig
, and then
press
Enter
on your keyboard.
4
Write down the IP address.
Protecting Internet activities
About the Network Security Map
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