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 How
to see what Internet Protocol version your computer is using in Windows Vista
When you want to see the properties of your network adapter, it can be
difficult to know which Internet Protocol version to pick from the list. You
might want to check your connection or even change your IP address but how do
you know which IPV to choose? See the screenshot below. I have chosen one
internet protocol version to see the properties to, however there is a similar
looking item just above that one. How do I know which internet protocol
version to choose?
How to know what Internet protocol version your computer
is using?
- Open the Network and Sharing Center. See the start of this
article to see
how. Also the screenshot below shows you to press on the network icon,
then you can press on the Network and Sharing link.
- When the Network and Sharing Center is open, press on View Status.
- Your connection
status will appear. Press on the details button. You can see the
IPv4 and IPv6 listed here, however it is easier to understand when you see the
details.
- The network connection details will appear. See
how there is an IP address next to IPv4 and not IPv6.
Obviously I should choose IPv4 to change the properties of my connection.
So as you can see my computer is using Internet Protocol version 4 to connect
to the internet which shows up as IPv4 in the list.
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