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How can I find my IP address?

If you are currently connected to internet you have two IP addresses that can be relevant to you:

The first one is your outer IP. This is the IP that other computers on internet see when they connect to your computer or when you connect to them.
You can find this IP at for example:
http://www.WhatIsMyIp.com/

Note that the outer IP is not necessarily an IP that is unique for your computer. It might for example be the IP to a router you have at home or it might be the address of a router that your ISP has. What is important to understand is that the outer IP might or might not be unique for you.

After you started Xerver the outer IP is the IP you will give to your friends so they can visit your web or FTP server.

The second type of IP is your local IP. This is a computer that is unique to your computer in your local network (even if your home "network" only consists of one single computer). This IP is used for computers within a network to communicate to each other or for a router to keep track of what computers are in the network.

If you have a router and you would like to redirect a port from your router to your server computer (which runs Xerver) you need to know your computers local IP.

You can easily find your local IP in most operating systems:

Windows 95/98/ME:
Start > Run > type "winipcfg" > OK > Select your network adapter in the list > You will see the IP.

Windows 2000/XP:
Start > Run > type "cmd" > OK > type "ipconfig" > You will see the IP.

Macintosh 8.x and 9.x:
Apple Menu > Control Panels > TCP/IP > OK > Select your network adapter in the Connect Via list > Choose Using DHCP Server in the Configure list if you are connecting to a routers DHCP server.

Macintosh OS X:
Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network > TCP/IP > You will see the IP.

Linux:
Type /sbin/ifconfig in a prompt. Your IP is shown after inet addr.


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