Complete Home Wireless Networking. Windows XP Edition

You might find that you'll need to know your IP address on a machine in your wireless network, for instance, when you play a network game or, later in this chapter, when we use a program called Qcheck to check how fast your wireless network transfers data.

To find your IP address in Windows 98/98SE/Me:

1. Click Start, Run.

2. In the Open box, type winipcfg (Figure 10.14).

   Figure 10.14. Open winipcfg.

3. You should see the IP address listed. If you do not see your IP address, click the pull-down menu (Figure 10.15) and choose your wireless network adapter.

   Figure 10.15. Check your IP address. Here the menu is showing the PPP (dial-up modem connection).

In Windows 2000/XP:

1. Choose Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt (Figure 10.16).

   Figure 10.16. Open the Command prompt.

2. Type ipconfig (Figure 10.17).

   Figure 10.17. Open ipconfig.

You'll see the IP address of the network adapter you are using.

Now let's use that IP address to see how fast your wireless network really is.