How To Determine A Computers IP Address
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To determine your own IP address just use the ipconfig
command (Windows XP) in the shell window.
Just follow these instructions:
- Open a Windows shell window:
- Start -> Run...
- Type
cmd
in the text box and press Enter
- A new shell window will appear
- Type in the shell window:
ipconfig
and press Enter - You will see a console output like in the following screenshot:

- The red highlighted area shows your current IP address (where the grey strokes are, there you can see a four part number like 123.456.789.123)
- Note: You need only to remember the IP address of the Shared Phidgets server. Write down this address and use it in your programms to connect to the server