How to check your Internet IP address?

What is IP address?

An IP address identifies each networked computer and device on a network. When computers communicate with each other on the Internet or a local network, they send information to each other’s IP addresses. IP address can be either public or private. “Public” means an IP address can be reached from the Internet, while “private” means it can’t. Now we would like to find out your public IP address given by the Internet Service Provider.

Would like to check what is your Internet IP address?
Go to - http://www.whatsmyip.org

* Here, the page will show your current internet IP address.

For your information, there are two types of IP address normally assigned by Internet Service Providers(ISP) which are dynamic and static. Dynamic means the IP address will automatically change when the your connection/router reboot. . Static or Fixed IP address means the IP address only belong to you.
In Microsoft Windows, if you want to check the LAN IP address or your Private IP address :-

1. Just click on the network connection icon is in the System tray, right click it, select Status, then go to the Support tab.
* If the icon not present, goto: -

Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > Network Connections > Local Area Connection icon > Right-click select "Properties" > Enable "Show icon in notification area when connected"

2. You may also open a Command Prompt window and type 
"IPCONFIG /ALL".


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