Knowing your IP address can help protect your home network and data from prying eyes. Here's how to find it.

In short, there are numerous reasons why you might need to know the IP address of a machine on your local network. I want to show you how to find that information on most operating systems.

What Is a Private IP Address? IP addresses work a lot like traditional addresses. If you were to receive a letter, it'd be posted to your physical address. Similarly, if you were to receive a ...

Conclusion Finding your IP address is a straightforward process, whether you’re looking for your local or public IP.

But what exactly is a default gateway, and how do you find it? Your home network's default gateway is simply the IP address of your router.

For years, we've used the obscure 192.168.x.x IP address to identify your local network. ICANN, which oversees the Internet, has proposed a new .INTERNAL domain to make it clearer.