How to find your IP address

You have two IP addresses that matter: the public one the internet sees, and the local one your router assigns to each device. Here is how to find both.

Your public IP address (fastest way)

Open What is my IP: the address at the top is your public IP, the same for every device on your Wi-Fi. Use it when a game server, a remote-access tool or a support agent asks for "your IP".

Your local IP address

Windows 10 and 11

Open Settings → Network & internet, choose Wi-Fi or Ethernet, then click the connected network.
Find IPv4 address under Properties.
Alternative: press Win+R, type cmd, run ipconfig and read "IPv4 Address".

macOS

Open System Settings → Wi-Fi (or Network), click Details… next to your network.
Read the IP address on the TCP/IP tab. In Terminal, ipconfig getifaddr en0 gives the Wi-Fi address.

iPhone and iPad

Open Settings → Wi-Fi and tap the ⓘ next to the connected network.
The IPv4 address is listed under IPv4 Address.

Android

Open Settings → Network & internet → Internet (wording varies by brand) and tap the gear next to your Wi-Fi network.
Open Advanced or Network details to see the IP address.

Linux

Run ip -4 addr show (or hostname -I) in a terminal.

Your router's address

The router (default gateway) is usually 192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1. On Windows it appears as "Default Gateway" in ipconfig; on Mac and iPhone it is listed as "Router". Typing it in a browser opens the router's admin page, where you can also see the WAN (internet) address it received from your provider.

Which one do you need?

Port forwarding: the router rule points to the device's local IP; outsiders connect to your public IP. Test the result with the port checker.
Printers, NAS and cameras on the same network: the local IP.
Allow-lists, remote support, game servers: the public IP.

If your router's WAN address is different from the public IP shown on our home page, you are behind another router or your provider uses carrier-grade NAT (addresses 100.64.0.0/10).