Windows 7 / Networking

Displaying the Computer's Current IP Address

There may be times when you need to know the current IP address assigned to your Windows 7 machine. For example, one networking troubleshooting process is to see whether you can contact a computer over the connection, a process known as pinging the computer (because you use Windows 7's PING command). In some cases, you need to know the computer's IP address for this method to work.

To find out the current IP address of the Windows 7 machine, use any of the following methods:

  • In the Network Connections window, click the Network icon, click the taskbar's View Status of This Connection command (or double-click the network connection) to open the connection's Status dialog box. Click Details to open the Network Connection Details dialog box. The computer's current IP address appears as the IPv4 IP Address value.
  • Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt to open a command-line window. At the prompt, type ipconfig | more and press Enter. Windows 7 displays information about each network connection, including the IP address associated with each connection.

NOTE Added the MORE command here to control the output of the IPCONFIG results. Windows 7 displays a screenful of data, and then displays -- More -- at the bottom of the screen. Press Enter to scroll through the rest of the results one line at a time, or press the spacebar to see the results one screen at a time.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Setting a Small Network
  2. Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Network
  3. Changing the Computer and Workgroup Name
  4. Connecting to a Wireless Network
  5. Working with Windows 7's Basic Network Tools and Tasks
  6. Accessing the Network and Sharing Center
  7. Setting Up a Homegroup
  8. Activating Homegroup Connections
  9. Creating a Homegroup
  10. Joining a Homegroup
  11. Accessing the Homegroup
  12. Changing Homegroup Settings
  13. Turning Off Homegroup Connections
  14. Viewing Network Computers and Devices
  15. Displaying a Network Map
  16. Viewing Network Status Details
  17. Customizing Your Network
  18. Managing Network Connections
  19. Opening the Network Connections Window
  20. Renaming a Network Connection
  21. Enabling Automatic IP Addressing
  22. Confirming That Windows 7 Is Configured for Dynamic IP Addressing
  23. Displaying the Computer's Current IP Address
  24. Setting Up a Static IP Address
  25. Displaying the Current DNS Addresses
  26. Specifying the Static IP Address
  27. Using a Network Connection to Wake Up a Sleeping Computer
  28. Disabling a Network Connection
  29. Managing Wireless Network Connections
  30. Opening the Manage Wireless Networks Window
  31. Creating an Ad Hoc Wireless Network
  32. Working with Wireless Connection Properties
  33. Modifying Connection Properties
  34. Modifying Security Properties
  35. Renaming Wireless Connections
  36. Reordering Wireless Connections
  37. Creating User-Specific Wireless Connections
  38. Removing Wireless Connections