Finding my IP Address in Windows XP
The following instructions on this web-page will enable you to be able to find your IP Address Instructions for Windows XP are as follows
1. Press the Start button located in the bottom left hand corner, and click the on run (see the image below),
3. Type cmd into the box that appears, then press OK, this should bring up a black window
4. In this window type ipconfig, this should display your IP Address,
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical label that is assigned to devices participating in a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol for communication between its nodes.[1] An IP address serves two principal functions in networking: host identification and location addressing. The role of the IP address has also been characterized as follows: "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how to get there."[2]