how do I find what this computers IP address is under Vista

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FireBrick

I can't seem to find what this computers IP address is.
I'm on a home LAN and need to put that IP into my router so I can connect
faster to mIRC.

in XP you just opened 'Local Area Connection'

I can't seem to find a comparable display in Vista.

please and thank you.
 
FireBrick said:
I can't seem to find what this computers IP address is.
I'm on a home LAN and need to put that IP into my router so I can
connect faster to mIRC.

in XP you just opened 'Local Area Connection'

I can't seem to find a comparable display in Vista.

please and thank you.
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Click Start > Run, type CMD, and then press <Enter>. In the
resulting CLI (Command Line Interface) window, type "ipconfig /all"
(without the quotes), and then press <Enter>. When you've seen all you
need, type "exit" and press <Enter>.


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type 'ipconfig /all' into the command box

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Rotten Ronny said:
That doesn't show my PC IP address. It shows my router IP address.
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It does show the IP address of the PC!

If it shows something like 192.168.0.101
that is you PC's address, your router IP address would be 192.168.0.1
 
Bill Anderson said:
Just for what it's worth, under Vista 32-bit Ultimate I can't get ip
address info by simply typing "ipconfig" or "ipconfig /all" into the
command box (or, more accurately, Vista's "start search" box). If I do
that, all I get is a brief glimpse of the DOS window and then it
disappears. In order to actually see the info I must type "command" in
the "start search" box to get a DOS window, and then type "ipconfig /all"
in the DOS window.

Very easy to do, but what's going on with my setup that makes it different
from others? Am I misunderstanding what's meant by "command box?"
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That behaviour is normal. It happens on XP as well. You have to open a
Command prompt first....
 
Bill said:
Just for what it's worth, under Vista 32-bit Ultimate I can't get ip
address info by simply typing "ipconfig" or "ipconfig /all" into the
command box (or, more accurately, Vista's "start search" box). If I do
that, all I get is a brief glimpse of the DOS window and then it
disappears. In order to actually see the info I must type "command" in
the "start search" box to get a DOS window, and then type "ipconfig
/all" in the DOS window.

Very easy to do, but what's going on with my setup that makes it
different from others? Am I misunderstanding what's meant by "command
box?"
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You are misunderstanding terminology. There is no such thing as "DOS"
in Vista, so what you're mistakenly calling a "Dos box" is, more
accurately, the "Command box." What you're calling a "command box" is,
in reality, the Run dialog box.


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
Bob Campbell said:
Yes. Command box means DOS box. Open a DOS command window and type
IPCONFIG /all and press enter.
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Sorry to be pedantic - there is no DOS in either XP or Vista. It's a Command
box.
 
Bill Anderson said:
Just for what it's worth, under Vista 32-bit Ultimate I can't get ip
address info by simply typing "ipconfig" or "ipconfig /all" into the
command box (or, more accurately, Vista's "start search" box). If I do
that, all I get is a brief glimpse of the DOS window and then it
disappears. In order to actually see the info I must type "command" in
the "start search" box to get a DOS window, and then type "ipconfig /all"
in the DOS window.

Very easy to do, but what's going on with my setup that makes it different
from others? Am I misunderstanding what's meant by "command box?"
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In the Command Prompt Type ipconfig then use the scroll bar to go back to
the beginning.
If you don't have the Command Prompt on your start menu type in command in
the search box.

Bob
 
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