Fastest method to determine my PC's IP address (Windows)

This may seem trivial but I'm looking for the quickest method to determine my PC's IP address within my network.

• This changes regularly as I connect from one network to the next via DHCP


• The connection changes from wired to wireless


• Windows 7 PC (although ideally the perfect solution would work on all versions of Windows)


• Various adapters installed (e.g. VMWare, Tunnels, etc.)

I need to know this as I often run a local web server where I need to access files over the local network... and since it changes regularly I want the fastest method to retrieve the address.

My current flow is:

1. WindowsKey + R to open the Run dialog


2. "cmd" + Enter to open a command prompt


3. "ipconfig" + Enter to get the diagnostics info


4. Scroll to or resize the window so that I can see the line in my Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection for my ipv4 Address


5. Remember it to type elsewhere... or


6. Right click > select Mark > highlight the address > press Enter to copy it to the clipboard

This wasn't so bad with Windows XP when I had no additional adapters, tunnels, wireless connections etc. but the amount of data returned with this command makes it hard to pluck out.

Surely there must be a better, faster way! (bonus points if adding it to the clipboard is easily accomplished)

Answer

Type this into a .bat file. You can then create a shortcut to it and place it in the taskbar, start menu, or assign a hotkey.

ipconfig | find "IPv4" | find /V "192.168." | CLIP

What it does: First find returns all the lines that contain IPv4. If you have multiple network adapters, from example from VMWare, you may want to exclude them. That's where find /V comes into play, it finds all lines that do not contain given string. For example, that's what I get after the first find:

>ipconfig | find "IPv4"
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 134.32.72.86
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.229.1
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.230.1

Finally, CLIP copies the output to the clipboard, so you will be left with

>    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 134.32.72.86

If that's not enough maybe someone else can refine it with fancy search patterns.