{"id":7334,"date":"2018-03-22T16:37:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T20:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/it\/?page_id=7334"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:18:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:18:02","slug":"how-do-i-find-the-host-name-ip-address-or-physical-address-of-my-machine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/it\/guide\/operating-systems\/how-do-i-find-the-host-name-ip-address-or-physical-address-of-my-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the Host Name, IP Address or Physical Address of your machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Windows 7 Instructions:<\/h2>\n<p>First, click on your <strong>Start Menu<\/strong>\u00a0and type\u00a0<strong>cmd<\/strong>\u00a0in the search box and press enter.<br \/>\nA black and white window will open where you will\u00a0<strong>type ipconfig \/all and press enter.<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is a space between the command\u00a0<strong>ipconfig<\/strong>\u00a0and the switch of\u00a0<strong>\/al<\/strong>l.<\/p>\n<p>Your IP address will be the <strong>IPv4<\/strong>\u00a0address.<\/p>\n<h2>Windows 10 Instructions:<\/h2>\n<p>Right click the windows button in the lower left of your screen.<\/p>\n<p>Select command prompt from the list.<\/p>\n<p>A black and white window will open where you will\u00a0<strong>type ipconfig \/all<\/strong> and press enter.<br \/>\nThere is a space between the command\u00a0<strong>ipconfig<\/strong>\u00a0and the switch of\u00a0<strong>\/all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a technician requests the IP address of your Ethernet card, the information that follows after the title of &#8220;Ethernet Adapter.&#8221; Your IP address will be the <strong>IPv4 address<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The wireless card information will be titled similarly to &#8220;Wireless Lan Adapter.&#8221; Any description that includes the word \u2018Virtual\u2019 is not the information needed for creating an internet connection for you.<\/p>\n<h2>Windows 11 Instructions:<\/h2>\n<p>Left click the windows button in the lower left of your screen.<\/p>\n<p>Type &#8220;cmd&#8221; and hit Enter.<\/p>\n<p>A black and white window will open where you will\u00a0<strong>type ipconfig \/all<\/strong> and press enter.<br \/>\nThere is a space between the command\u00a0<strong>ipconfig<\/strong>\u00a0and the switch of\u00a0<strong>\/all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a technician requests the IP address of your Ethernet card, the information that follows after the title of &#8220;Ethernet Adapter.&#8221; Your IP address will be the <strong>IPv4 address<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The wireless card information will be titled similarly to &#8220;Wireless Lan Adapter.&#8221; Any description that includes the word \u2018Virtual\u2019 is not the information needed for creating an internet connection for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 7 Instructions: First, click on your Start Menu\u00a0and type\u00a0cmd\u00a0in the search box and press enter. 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