Where do I go to start? ALL I need is an address.

Assuming this is a Microsoft Windows system...

Click on Start

Then either Run (Windows XP)

Or just type into the dialogue box above the Start button (Windows 7)

Type in: CMD and press Enter

In the black window next to the >

Type in ipconfig /all and press Enter

In the output look for the Physical Address in the 12 character alpha-numeric format of:

xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx

This is the MAC address

All we need to do is to reset the router for about a minute, if we are still getting invalid IP which is 169.x.x.x then we need to temporarily assign an ip address on the computer.

How to assign IP address:
Windows XP
Step 1: Click Start, then Control Panel.
Step 2: When the Control Panel window opens, double-click Network Connections.
Step 3: Right-click Local Area Connection, then click Properties.
Step 4: When the Local Area Connection Properties window appears, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) then Properties.
Step 5: Change the option from Obtain an IP address automatically to Use the following IP address and enter the following:

Make sure the IP Address you'll be assigning the computer has the same first three numbers as the Default Gateway and the last number can be any number between 2 and 99. In this example, our Default Gateway is 192.168.1.1, so the IP address that should be used must start with 192.168.1. In this example, the IP address that we'll assign is 192.168.1.50.

• IP: "192.168.1.50"
• Subnet Mask: "255.255.255.0"
• Default Gateway: "192.168.1.1"

After assign static IP then click OK.

Step 6: If we are not getting any response from the router(like pinging the ip address of the router) then possible product is defective.

To get your IP address, click start and click control panel. Click network and internet connections and click network connections. Right click your local area connection and click status. Click support to see your IP address.

im guessing here you mean your ip addess and open ports on your computer right ??

ok firstly your computer uses 3 ip address

1. loop back ,, 127.0.0.1 (slandered) for all computers , this is used for internal progressing and phrasing.
2. a local ip address ,,This ip vaires what it is basically is the ip address given to your computer by your router ,, its the address that the router recgonises as your computer , so different computers connected to the same router have differect local address.. it usually starts with 192.168.XXX.XXX or 10.0.X.X
   
3. Foreign / Internet Ip address, no matter what type of router this address varies for each router!!!!!. lets say you have 7 computer on the same router , each will have the same foreign address but different local address's.

PORTS !!!
will ports are used for different things for example web surfing is port 80, ftp is 21, different software uses cretin ports to allow computers to different machines over the internet or other network to interface with them directly..

Hope i explained all that simply,, well here is how you get the info u need..in all Operating systems the process is a bit different here i will outline 2 ways each,, for XP and for win vista / win 7.. ok lets get started..

XP..

to determine local ip address,,

• click start , control panel
• network / internet connections / network connections
• double click on local area connection or what ever name u see..
• click support,, there you go see your ip.. click details for more info

alternate method

• double click on the network connection icon to the buttom right of your screen.. follow last step above

• click start then run
• type cmd and hit enter
• type ipconfig /all and hit enter

that will list all the info about your connection for you..

ok ports in win XP

click start then run,, type cmd and hit enter
type netstat - n

that will list all ports / ip address that they are connection too..
the ports that you see are the open ports.. there is an alternat method to see it in the windows firewall setting but i did not list it since its most incomplete,, background processes dont show up there ,, like a virus..

skip to foreign address !!! BELOW

ok vista...or windows 7

start control panel
network
manage network connection / view or edit network connections
double click on local area network click support if necessary ,, you will see your ip address there (LOCAL)

• OR ,, click start, in the run box type cmd and hit enter
• type ipconfig /all hit enter
• that will list your local address among other things..

PORTS ,, VISTA / WIN 7
click start
in the run box type cmd and hit enter
type netstat -n and hit enter,,
this will list all open ports and the ip address that they are connected to..


FOREIGN ADDRESS
this is easy.. go to http://www.whatismyip.com the address that shows up is your foreign address..

well I hope thats a Fixya, or at least a very helpful after all that typing it would be sad if i didnt answer your question or was wrong abou what you wanted to know.. good luck and let me know if you need any more help..

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you need to flush your dns
unplug modem (min of 10 sec)
turn off pc
restart in this order
modem (wait until most of the lights are solid) then pc
if your still having trouble

--------------------------XP Only -----------------------------------------------------------------

1. Click the Start menu button on the Windows taskbar.
   
   
2. Click Run... on this menu.
   
   
3. If the computer is holding a current IP address, type 'cmd' (without the quotes) in the text box that appears. A command prompt window appears on the screen.
   
   
4. Type 'ipconfig' (without the quotes) to view the status of the computer's IP address(es).
   
   
5. If the computer is holding a current IP address, type 'ipconfig /release' to let go of the address.
   
   
6. Type 'ipconfig /renew' to obtain a new IP address (whether or not the computer is holding a current address).

---------------------------------Vista or higher----------------------------------------------
1) Go to Start and click Run.
2) Run window will appear. Type cmd and click OK.
3) Command prompt
window will appear. Type ipconfig. You then will see the IP address and other network information of your network card
.

4) Type ipconfig /release to release the IP address.
5) Finally type ipconfig /renew to get new IP address.

then if this dont wont restart the computer.
if its still not working you will need a local tech to see if the ip address is hardcoded into the NIC

what are we working with here? whatever it is need make and model number

if you want to know ip address of pc go to start menu then type in run "ipconfig /all"
then press enter then you het all ip address of your computer.
Like ip and mac add, gateway ipo and subnet mask.
Let me know if you need more assistanse.
Thanks.

To check your IP you need to Go To Start Rum and type cmd and enter
You will find a DOS screen poped up . you need to type Ipconfig . It list you your IP. You need to have a local admin to change your IP