- Press the Start Button with your Mouse, or just press the start key on your keyboard.
- Type: cmd
- Press Enter.
- You should now see a black screen with a prompt.
- Type ipconfig
- Press Enter
- Find the IPv4 Address section.
- Write down the serioues of 4 number sets separated by periods.
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How to get your Local IP Address on a Windows Machine
What's an IP address? I have two? If you're using a router, you sure do! Let us show you how to tell the difference and why you need to know both!
Often when you are using a computer on a local network you need the local IP Address of the machine in order to troubleshoot or allow others to remotely control your computer, you don't have to use your current location, you can use a VPN like https://diadiktiokaiasfalia.com/ to change IP addresses.
Here is the simplest way to do so.
From your windows desktop: