How to Find the IP Address of Your Router

Every device on your home or office network communicates through a central hub — your router. And like every device on a network, your router has its own IP address. Knowing that address is the first step to accessing your router's admin panel, troubleshooting connection problems, or configuring settings like port forwarding and parental controls.

Here's exactly how to find it, across every major platform.

What Is a Router IP Address?

Your router actually has two IP addresses:

• Local (private) IP address — This is the address your router uses on your home network. It's how your devices talk to the router. This is the one you need to access the admin interface.
• Public (external) IP address — This is the address your internet provider assigns to your router. It's how the outside internet sees your connection.

Most of the time, when people ask "what's my router's IP address," they mean the local IP address — also called the default gateway.

Common default gateway addresses follow predictable patterns. Most routers ship using addresses in the 192.168.x.x or 10.0.x.x range. The most frequently seen are 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1, and 10.0.0.1 — though your network admin or ISP may have changed this.

How to Find Your Router's IP Address on Windows

1. Press Windows + R, type cmd, and hit Enter to open Command Prompt.
2. Type ipconfig and press Enter.
3. Look for the section labeled "Default Gateway" under your active network adapter (usually Ethernet or Wi-Fi).
4. The address listed next to Default Gateway is your router's local IP address.

Alternatively, you can go to Settings → Network & Internet → Wi-Fi (or Ethernet) → Hardware properties, where the gateway address is listed directly.

How to Find Your Router's IP Address on macOS 🖥️

1. Click the Apple menu → System Settings (or System Preferences on older macOS versions).
2. Select Network.
3. Choose your active connection — Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
4. Click Details (or Advanced on older versions), then go to the TCP/IP tab.
5. Your router's IP appears next to Router.

You can also use Terminal: open it and type netstat -nr | grep default. The address in the first result is your gateway.

How to Find Your Router's IP Address on iPhone or iPad

1. Open Settings → Wi-Fi.
2. Tap the (i) icon next to your connected network.
3. Scroll down to the Router field.

That address is your router's local IP.

How to Find Your Router's IP Address on Android 📱

Android varies by manufacturer and OS version, but the general path is:

1. Go to Settings → Network & Internet (or Connections) → Wi-Fi.
2. Tap your connected network name or the gear/settings icon next to it.
3. Look for Gateway or expand to see Advanced details.

Some Android versions display this under a dedicated IP details section. If your version doesn't show it, a free network scanner app can surface the gateway address quickly.

How to Find Your Router's IP Address on Linux

Open a terminal and run:

ip route | grep default 

The IP address following via is your router's gateway address. Alternatively, nmcli and ifconfig commands can surface the same information depending on your distribution.

What If the Default Gateway Shows Blank or Doesn't Work?

A few scenarios cause this:

• You're not connected to a network. The gateway only populates when you have an active connection.
• Your router uses a non-standard address. Some ISP-provided routers ship with addresses like 192.168.100.1 or 10.1.1.1.
• You're on a corporate or managed network where the gateway is a different device entirely — not a consumer router.

If the address your device reports doesn't load an admin page in your browser, check the label on the back or bottom of your router. Most manufacturers print the default gateway address, admin username, and password directly on the device.

Finding Your Public IP Address

If you need your public IP — the address visible to the internet — that's different from the gateway. You can find it by visiting any "what is my IP" lookup site from a browser on your network. This address is assigned by your ISP and may change periodically unless you've paid for a static IP.

Variables That Affect Which Address You'll Find

Most home users will find a standard 192.168.x.x address with no complications. But in setups with mesh networks, business-grade routers, or ISP-managed gateways, the picture gets more layered — and what you find may depend on which device in the chain you're actually reaching.

Your specific setup determines which of these scenarios applies to you.