Sometimes you may want to know what your IP (Internet Protocol) address is. This is the address that you connect to instead of the actual name (i.e. 127.0.0.1 is the same thing as LocalHost). First, go to your command prompt. You can get there by clicking on the Start Menu, then run. On the run prompt, type in cmd and hit the Enter key. Or you can go this route: Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt.
When you get to the Command Prompt, type in "ipconfig/all" without the quotes. Take a note of your host name and I can tell you about ping later in this post. If you are using connecting through a wireless network, your IP address is under Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection. It is the IPv4 Address. If you are connecting through an Ethernet cable, then your IP address is under Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection. It should be the same as the wireless, the IPv4 Address.
Now go back to the host name that you wrote down. If you type in "ping [host name]" without the quotes (your host name goes in the brackets, but don't type the brackets), you will notice that the IP address that you found above shows up within the "Reply from..." text. When you ping something, you are testing to see if you can connect to something.
If you type exit and then hit the Enter key, then the command prompt window will go away. I find that the IP address is a good way to enter things in case the "name" doesn't work. As a matter of fact, http://www.google.com is the same as 209.85.225.104 if you ping it. Type in http://209.85.225.104 as a web address and it will bring you to the Google site.
I had fun with this tip and I will be back with more exciting tips for the computer!
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