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How to Find Your Local IP Address on a Mac

Applies to: macOS users
Purpose: Provide step-by-step instructions for finding your local IP address.
Why it matters: Your local IP address helps tech support diagnose network and connectivity issues quickly.

Step 1: Open System Settings

  1. Click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen.

  2. Select System Settings (called System Preferences on older versions of macOS).

Step 2: Navigate to Network

  1. In the sidebar, click Network.

  2. Select the active connection you’re using:

    • Wi-Fi if connected wirelessly

    • Ethernet if connected by cable

Step 3: View Your IP Address

  • On macOS Ventura or newer:

    1. Click your Wi-Fi network name.

    2. Under Details, scroll to IP Address.

  • On macOS Monterey or earlier:

    1. With Wi-Fi or Ethernet selected, look on the right panel.

    2. Your IP address will appear under the connection status (e.g., “Wi-Fi is connected to MillerTech and has the IP address 192.168.0.45”).

Alternative Method: Using Terminal

  1. Open Spotlight Search by pressing Command (⌘) + Space.

  2. Type Terminal and press Enter.

  3. In the Terminal window, type:

    ifconfig | grep inet

  4. Look for an entry starting with inet followed by numbers like 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x. This is your local IP address.

Examples of Local IP Addresses

  • 192.168.0.45

  • 172.16.0.20

  • 10.0.0.132

Next Steps

If you’ve been asked by tech support for your local IP address, follow the steps above and provide the number shown. This helps us troubleshoot faster and more accurately.

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