TechRadar explains what an IP address is, how to find out yours, and what it means.

Discover which online tool you should use to check your IP address. Plus, we provide a few tips that can help your VPN work properly.

In short, there are numerous reasons why you might need to know the IP address of a machine on your local network. I want to show you how to find that information on most operating systems.

In such cases, what you can do is connect to the router and find its IP address from your device instead. We'll walk you through exactly how to do so on both your computer and mobile.