Many networks use TCP/IP to communicate and exchange data over the network. On TCP/IP networks, each connected device is given an IP address. This IP address can be useful to know, and if you have a Verizon DSL router managing your network, you can use that router to find the IP address of any device connected to it (and even devices that were connected but aren't currently).
To find a device's IP address using your Verizon DSL router:
On a computer connected to your router, open your web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, etc.). In the browser's address bar, type in the IP address of your Verizon DSL router and press Enter.
🛈 If you're not sure of your router's IP address, it will probably be 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1, or 10.0.0.1. If it's not any of those, this post "How to find the IP address of a router" can help you to find it.
Once you've input the router's IP address, the router's configuration utility will load. You'll see a red and black page with the Verizon logo at the top, and then a bar with several options below that. Click on the My Network icon on that bar.
A list of connected (and previously connected) devices will appear under the My Network heading. The name of each device is displayed in bold; locate the device you're looking for on the list. In the details below the device's name, you'll see its IP address.
🛈 If your router is using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to hand out IP addresses, the IP address for each device on your network (except your router) may change the next time you reboot or disconnect/reconnect that device.
(Originally posted to Helium.com, 2011)
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