IP address: Find out your own or someone else's - how it works

You do not have to be an IT professional to determine your own or a third-party IP address. We show you here how you can either find out your own IP address or that of a third-party server.

How do I find out my IP address?

From Windows 8 you can easily find out your own IP yourself.

1. First press [Win] + [R] at the same time to open the "Run" window.
2. Enter "cmd" here and confirm with "OK".
3. The command center (CMD) opens. Now enter "ipconfig" in CMD.
4. You can find your IP at the entry "IPv4 address".

Find out the foreign IP address

Simply research the IP of a third-party computer that you can reach via the Internet in the Windows command prompt.

• To do this, enter "cmd" in the search bar of the start menu and confirm with [Enter]. Alternatively, you can also open CMD as described above.
• Type "ping example.com" into the console. Replace "example.com" with the address whose IP you want to know and press [Enter].
• You can now read the foreign IP address in several places in the results (see screenshot).

Online Tools: Find out the IP address quickly online

You can also find out your own IP online using various tools.

• WhatIsMyIP.com shows you your IPv4 and IPv6 address.
• You will also find the location of the Internet hub to which you are connected.