Follow these steps to quickly find the Internet Protocol (IP Address) address of a computer running Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT.
1. Click the Start menu button on the Windows task bar.
2. Click Run... on this menu.
3. Type cmd in the text box that appears. A command prompt window launches on the desktop.
4. In this command window, type ipconfig /all. Details are shown for each of the computer's network adapters. Computers installed with VPN software or emulation software will possess one or more virtual adapters.
5. The IP Address field states the current IP address for that network adapter.
6. The Physical Address field states the MAC address for that adapter.
TIPS: Take care to read the IP address from the correct adapter. Virtual adapters generally show a private address rather than an actual Internet address. Virtual adapters possess software-emulated MAC addresses and not the actual physical address of the network interface card. This applies to Virtual servers such as MS Virtual Server 2005.
Follow these steps to quickly find the Internet Protocol (IP Address) of a computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME.
1. Click the Start menu button on the Windows task bar.
2. Click Run... on this menu.
3. In the text box that appears, type winipcfg. The "IP Address" field shows the IP address for the default network adapter. The "Adapter Address" field shows the MAC address for this adapter.
4. Use the drop-down menu near the top of the window to browse address information for alternate network adapters. Computers installed with VPN software or emulation software will possess one or more virtual adapters.
TIPS: Take care to read the IP address from the correct adapter. Virtual adapters generally show a private address rather than an actual Internet address. Virtual adapters possess software-emulated MAC addresses and not the actual physical address of the network interface. This applies to Virtual servers such as MS Virtual Server 2005.
When you have found the IP Address of the Server PC and the IP Address's of all the Client PC's write them down. You will need to enter them from all the terminals to test (ping) your network.
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