Author Topic: Determining my ISP's IP address (Read 931 times)

Aloone_Jonez · « **on:** 27 August 2004, 03:11 »

How do I determine the IP address of my ISP (ntlworld) in Windows XP?

Windows is currently set up to connect to the Internet and I want to set up Vector Linux too.

I have looked at the Internet connection settings in control panel but to no avail.

flap · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 August 2004, 03:14 »

Why do you need their IP address?

bedouin · « **Reply #2 on:** 27 August 2004, 03:51 »

Type ipconfig from the command line. It will list all your network devices and their IPs. Though, I don't know why you need it unless you have a static IP or your ISP doesn't support DHCP.

flap · « **Reply #3 on:** 27 August 2004, 04:02 »

ntlworld does support dhcp.

Canadian Lover · « **Reply #4 on:** 27 August 2004, 04:24 »

Try opening a Command prompt and type "ping localhost" and press enter.

flap · « **Reply #5 on:** 27 August 2004, 04:39 »

quote:
Originally posted by Canadian Lover:
Try opening a Command prompt and type "ping localhost" and press enter.

No, don't do that.

Canadian Lover · « **Reply #6 on:** 27 August 2004, 04:41 »

quote:
Originally posted by flap:

No, don't do that.

Uhh, why?

flap · « **Reply #7 on:** 27 August 2004, 04:56 »

Try doing what you've just suggested and see if you can work it out.

[ August 26, 2004: Message edited by: flap ]

Canadian Lover · « **Reply #8 on:** 27 August 2004, 05:05 »

quote:
Originally posted by flap:
Try doing what you've just suggested and see if you can work it out.

[ August 26, 2004: Message edited by: flap ]

Yea, I get my isp's ip address.

flap · « **Reply #9 on:** 27 August 2004, 05:37 »

Is this in Windows? Why does it do that?

Canadian Lover · « **Reply #10 on:** 27 August 2004, 05:40 »

quote:
Originally posted by flap:
Is this in Windows? Why does it do that?

Dunno. Yes it's in windows.

WMD · « **Reply #11 on:** 27 August 2004, 21:08 »

Easy way:

www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg

Tada!

Now, dial-up modems set their IPs automatically, so I doubt you actually need this.

flap · « **Reply #12 on:** 27 August 2004, 15:12 »

quote:
Originally posted by WMD:
Easy way:

www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg

That won't necessarily work. It may give you the address of your ISP's cache server.

Aloone_Jonez · « **Reply #13 on:** 27 August 2004, 21:13 »

Thank you all for your help on the matter.

I don't know why I need my ISP's IP address, Vector Linux just asked me for it when I set up the Internet.

Each method that you gave me produced a different result.

I would imagine that one might be my address the other could be my ISPs and one could be the ISP's cache server.

What's dhcp?

Do you think I made a mistake some where ealier on in the set up of my Internet connection?

Anyway, I'm going to try them all and if it dosn't work I will reinstall

[ August 27, 2004: Message edited by: Aloone ]

flap · « **Reply #14 on:** 27 August 2004, 21:38 »

DHCP is used to automatically set your machine's IP address. NTL definitely uses it so you don't need to supply an IP address yourself. If it's asking for a static IP address it should have an option to just leave it blank and use DHCP instead.

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Each method that you gave me produced a different result. I would imagine that one might be my address the other could be my ISPs and one could be the ISP's cache server. What's dhcp? Do you think I made a mistake some where ealier on in the set up of my Internet connection? Anyway, I'm going to try them all and if it dosn't work I will reinstall [ August 27, 2004: Message edited by: Aloone ] Logged This is not a Windows help forum, however please do feel free to sign up and agree or disagree with our views on Microsoft. Oh and FUCKMicrosoft! :fu: flap Member Posts: 1,268 Kudos: 137 Determining my ISP's IP address « Reply #14 on: 27 August 2004, 21:38 » DHCP is used to automatically set your machine's IP address. NTL definitely uses it so you don't need to supply an IP address yourself. If it's asking for a static IP address it should have an option to just leave it blank and use DHCP instead. 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