What is my IP address?

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What is my IP address?

Answer

When trying to determine your IP address remember the following.

  • If you're on a home network or behind a router your local or internal IP address will be different then the one shown online. See the steps in determining your local network IP address.
  • If you're connecting to the Internet with a Modem (dial-up), your IP address will almost always be different each time you connect to the Internet.
  • Although many broadband Internet service providers give a static IP address to their users, the IP address can still change.

To determine your external IP address use the free system Information utility, which will show your IP address, hostname and other information about your computer.

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