my computers address

how do i find my computers numeric address. all i get isits name in system
info and i'm trying to est. a connection to try go to my pc to use a t1
connection with my home computer. but all i need to know is how to find the
address

vieuxcarre jewelers wrote:
> how do i find my computers numeric address. all i get isits name in
> system info and i'm trying to est. a connection to try go to my pc to
> use a t1 connection with my home computer. but all i need to know is
> how to find the address

http://www.whatismyip.com/
(on the computer in question.)

If it is connected DIRECTLY to the internet (bad idea these days) - then you
can open a command prompt and do an IPCONFIG.
If you are using a router and connecting to it - you need to forward the
port on the router to the system in question.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

far more useful for troubleshooting.

http://canyouseeme.org

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> vieuxcarre jewelers wrote:
>> how do i find my computers numeric address. all i get isits name in
>> system info and i'm trying to est. a connection to try go to my pc to
>> use a t1 connection with my home computer. but all i need to know is
>> how to find the address
>
> http://www.whatismyip.com/
> (on the computer in question.)
>
> If it is connected DIRECTLY to the internet (bad idea these days) - then
> you can open a command prompt and do an IPCONFIG.
> If you are using a router and connecting to it - you need to forward the
> port on the router to the system in question.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>