Your computer's IP address — which stands for "Internet Protocol" — is a string of numbers, separated by dots, that identifies a computer or device on the internet or its local network. Your computer ...

Windows Server 2003 makes it easier to obtain IP addressing information. Previously, to find out the IP address for a Windows NT or Windows 2000 system, you had to use the IPConfig command-line tool.

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...