Static IP

A static IP address is an IP-address that is always the same. For instance, you can configure your PC's NIC to always request the same IP-address from your router. Usually in home networks DHCP is enabled by default and will hand out different addresses every time.

Show current IP-address in Windows

1. Open cmd.exe (command prompt)
2. Type in the command: ipconfig /all

The command prompt will print something like:

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IPv4 is your current IP-address.

Using the ipconfig /all command shows you various information about your network.

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Show current IP-address in UNIX

In the terminal or command line, issue the command:

 ifconfig

it will print your IP-address along with some other information about your network.