HOW TO FIND YOUR IP ADDRESS

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Basic computing knowledge

1. Step 1
   

   Go to the Start menu, go to Run, and type "CMD" in the dialog box (without the quotes.)

2. Step 2
   

   Now you should see a dark (DOS) window that looks just like the picture on the left of this article step.
   
   Without the quotes, type "IPCONFIG" and press ENTER.

3. Step 3
   

   Now you should see some network information, along with the IP ADDRESS of your computer listed.
   
   

4. Step 4
   

   The following steps are OPTIONAL:
   
   If more information is needed, other than the IP address, type the following from the same DOS box described in step two: IPCONFIG /ALL
   
   This will provide you with more network information on your computer. Its purposes may vary.

5. Step 5
   

   There are also websites available that can provide your computer IP, such as www.whatismyip.com.

6. Step 6
   

   If you have a router/network set up, please note that the initial steps above will only show you the network's IP from the router. For example, if you have a Linksys router installed, and perform the IPCONFIG command, it will show you something like "192.168.1.x" as opposed to your computer's local/root address. For this reason, following STEP 5 above may be useful.

HOW TO FIND THE ADDRESS OF AN EMAIL SENDER

Things You'll Need:

• You will need to have access to an email that has full headers activated. This usually an option somewhere on the open email received. Full headers include time of arrival, who it is to, and who it

1. Step 1

   After you open the email, open the "Full headers" option if you haven't already done so.
   In Outlook Express the process for IP address is different: go to File then select Properties and then look at the bottom "Received From" message and the IP address is located in parenthesis.

2. Step 2

   look at the top few lines and you should see more than the usual from xxx@yahoo.com and the subject. Look for something that says X originating IP:

3. Step 3

   The next step is to look at the number next to the originating IP: in my confirmation email from ehow the nuber is [72.5.232.39]. This is the IP address of the computer that was used to send that email.