What is my IP Address? Safety on the web

What Is an IP Address?

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

Test	Results
Your IP Address	3.226.122.122
Hostname by IP	ec2-3-226-122-122.compute-1.amazonaws.com
Timezone	America/New_York
Continent	North America
Country	United States
Countrycode	US
Region	Virginia
City	Ashburn
Coordinates	Latitude: 39.0438 Longitude: -77.4874 (View location on Google Maps)

Internet addresses

Every computer on the internet or a network has a number with which it can be identified. It is similar like a telephone number which is also unique. This unique number is called an IP address. Usually companies have their own IP addresses or even whole ranges. Because you have access to the internet through your internet provider you use an IP address that is provided by your internet provider.

The helpdesk asks for an IP address, now what?

Whether you use Fiber, ADSL, Cable or a telephone line, sooner or later malfunctions do occur. Sometimes an helpdesk employee needs your IP address to solve the issues you have. You can easily find it above in red.

Need a name for your Wifi Network

For safety puposes it is a good thing to give your network a good name which is not too personal for others to identify you. But why not choose a funny name?

More info: 150 Funny WIFI network names.

Your location via IP

Your location can be (approximately) determined based on an IP address. Sometimes your computer is behind a proxy server or you use a VPN connection, so that a different IP address is used and it appears that you are in a different location.

How to Find Your Router’s IP Address

Do you want to set up WIFI on your router but have lost the IP address? Most suppliers use a standard address that starts with 192.168.xxx.xxx.
The most common router IP addresses per supplier are in the overview below.

Leverancier	Router IP-Adres
3Com	192.168.1.1
Apple	10.0.1.1
Asus	192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.220
Belkin	192.168.2.1, 10.1.1.1
Buffalo	192.168.11.1
Dell	192.168.1.1
D-Link	192.168.0.1, 0.30, 0.50, 1.1, 10.1.1.1
Linksys	192.168.0.1, 1.1
Microsoft	192.168.2.1
Motorola	192.168.10.1, 20.1, 30.1, 62.1, 100.1, 102.1, 1.254
MSI	192.168.1.254
Netgear	192.168.0.1, 0.227
Senao	192.168.0.1
SpeedTouch	10.0.0.138, 192.168.1.254
Trendnet	192.168.0.1, 1.1, 2.1, 10.1,
U.S. Robotics	192.168.1.1, 2.1, 123.254
Zyxel	192.168.1.1, 2.1, 4.1, 10.1, 1.254, 10.0.0.2, 0.138

Find your Router Addres manualy

Windows 10 > Search > type "cmd" to open the command prompt.
Windows 7 & 8 > Startmenu > type "cmd" to open the command prompt.

Type "ipconfig" at the prompt. The value that you find at default gateway is the address you are looking for 192.168.xxx.xxx.

See the last line at the example:

cmd ipconfig default gateway

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