How to show IP address in Windows

IP address is used for communication between computers in the network. It has to be unique within the network and is assigned to each network interface in a computer that participates in a network.

You can get the IP address and other network information such as the default gateway, subnet mask, DHCP, and DNS informationYou can also see if the network interface is physically connected to the switch from the command prompt.

1. Launch command prompt from the search bar.
2. Run ipconfig command to show basic network information of your system.

   C:\Users\user>ipconfig
   
   Windows IP Configuration
   
   
   Ethernet adapter Ethernet0:
   
      Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
      Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::216e:245a:7a1d:e789%6
      IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.189
      Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
      Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.2
   
   Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
   
      Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
      Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

3. Run ipconfig command with /all switch to show detailed network information of your system.

   C:\Users\user>ipconfig /all
   
   Windows IP Configuration
   
      Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : host
      Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
      Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
      IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
      WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
      DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : localdomain
   
   Ethernet adapter Ethernet0:
   
      Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
      Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
      Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-29-D1-94-0A
      DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
      Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
      Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::216e:245a:7a1d:e789%6(Preferred)
      IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.189(Preferred)
      Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
      Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 19, 2022 1:38:46 PM
      Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 19, 2022 2:23:45 PM
      Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.2
      DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.254
      DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 100666409
      DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-29-A3-1B-BC-00-0C-29-D1-94-0A
      DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.2
      Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.2
      NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
   
   Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
   
      Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
      Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
      Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
      Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F8-FF-C2-51-B8-74
      DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
      Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes