How to Find Router IP on Windows 10, iPhone and Linux

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By Victor Ashiedu

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In this Itechguide, Victor teaches you how to find router IP.

Option 1: Find Router IP on Windows 10

This Itechguide covers 3 methods to get the router IP address for the network you are connected to. You can use Network & Sharing Center, Command Prompt, or PowerShell.

Method 1: Find IP from Network & Sharing Center

  • Type control panel in the Windows 10 search box. Then, from the search results, select Control Panel.
How to Find Router IP Address from Network & Sharing Center
  • When Control Panel opens, on the top right, if View by is NOT set to Category, click the drop-down and select Category.
How to Find Router IP Address from Network & Sharing Center
  • Then, on the Network and Internet category, click View network status and tasks. Network & Sharing Center will open.
How to Find Router IP Address from Network & Sharing Center
  • On the Network & Sharing Center, click on the active connection.
  • Then, on the Status of the network connection, click Details.
  • The router IP address will be displayed as Default Gateway.

Method 2: Find IP Address with CMD and PowerShell

  • Open CMD or PowerShell. On the CMD command, type the command below and press enter.
IPCONFIG
The command displays the basic network information for all network adapters on the computer.
  • Locate the adapter with the active connection. The IP address of the router will be displayed as Default Gateway. For the PowerShell command, see below this image.
  • If you prefer PowerShell to command prompt, open PowerShell – then, on the PowerShell command prompt, type the command below and press enter.
Get-NetIPConfiguration
  • Like the cmd version, this command displays the basic information for all network adapters on the PC. The router IP address will be displayed as IPv4DefaultGateway.

Option 2: Find Router IP on iPhone

  • Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
How to Find Router IP on iPhone
  • On the settings screen, tap the Wi-Fi.
How to Find Router IP on iPhone
  • Then, on the right side of the Wi-Fi your device is connected to, tap the information icon.
  • Finally, scroll down to the IPV4 ADDRESS section of the screen. The IP address of the router will be displayed beside Router.

Option 3: Find IP Address on Linux

  • Open a command terminal, type the command below and press enter.
ip route | grep default
  • The command will display the default gateway for all the adapters on the computer – these are the Router IP addresses for the routers the adapters are connected to.

Conclusion

You can use the methods covered in this Itechguide to find router IP! I hope you found this Itechguide helpful. If you found it helpful, click on “Yes” beside the “Was this page helpful” question below.

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Victor Ashiedu

Victor is the founder of InfoPress Media, publishers of Ilifeguides and Itechguides. With 20+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, his expertise spans Windows, Linux, and DevOps. Explore his contributions on Itechguides.com for insightful how-to guides and product reviews.

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