How to check IP address using ipconfig?

On Windows machine, how can I check which IP address my device currently has

For example, I have a laptop with IP address of 192.168.34 and the IP address of my phone is also 192. How can I check that if I'm currently connected to my laptop or my phone

I've already googled and found a way to check it using ipconfig, but I don't know how it works. Can someone help me to understand this concept

You can use ipconfig/all for Linux, but it is unlikely to work on Windows. Windows does not allow applications to access network configuration information, because they could be used for snooping. However, WMI allows you to query network card hardware details via ManagementObjectSearcher (MSWMI) Hence you need to run the below command on Windows machine to get the ip address of the machine. C:>wmic path win32networkadapter where "Description='Local Area Connection'" get name,macaddress. This will get the MAC address and name of the Local Area Connection. You can either convert the MAC address to readable text or you can print the output in the below format.

What is ipconfig command for?

If your network adapter is connected to the Internet, the ipconfig command displays information about your Internet connection.

Network adapters are often configured by IP addresses. For example, the network adapter may have an address of 192.168.1, or 10.2, or 128.23.24.5. These addresses are known as IP addresses.

These addresses are organized into networks. For example, you can use the ipconfig command to determine the IP address of a host on your network and what network the host is on. In this example, we assume that we are talking about Windows hosts:

The following output shows the IP address and the name of the network the computer is attached to: Windows IP Address and Network Information. Example of Windows Network Info: 2

This is my ipconfig output. Windows Network Name. Example of Windows Network Name. Next, we want to find out which subnet is associated with this network. In this example, the network is in a 255.0 subnet.

To determine the subnet, you will need to know the network address and subnet mask. For example, if the network address is 192.2 and the subnet mask is 255.0, the network address in decimal is 192. To find the subnet address, we add the subnet mask to the network address. In this example, 192.2 has a subnet mask of 255. Therefore, the network address is 192.0 = 192.

How do I locate my IP address?

When the computer has been turned on for long enough to initialize its system services, you will be prompted by Windows Vista to provide information that will be used to locate your network.

This is known as your IP address.

You will only need your IP address when you are doing anything with the Internet. When performing DNS lookups, it is often necessary to have your IP address. IP addresses also are used in email, so knowing your IP address can help you ensure that you are using the correct format.

### Note. Technically, your IP address is the physical address of your computer. In other words, it is the number that computers use to contact the network card on your machine. When you are performing network tasks, it is generally the case that you will need the physical IP address of your network adapter.

The steps are as follows: ## Setting up a Network at Home. For the most part, setting up a home network involves plugging a small number of devices into a network switch, using the Ethernet port of that switch to connect the various PCs to each other and your router, and then configuring the router to control all traffic to and from those devices. The vast majority of computers and devices connected to your home network have Ethernet ports. When your computer is looking for network resources, it will attempt to connect to other devices by trying the first available port on which it can reach the other devices. When your home computer sees an Ethernet cable plugged into a port, it will automatically try to connect to the device attached to that port.