Find the IP address of a website using command prompt

 by thermoelectric
This Instructable will show you how to find the IP address of of any website you want and find where the IP address originates from.
And using this method instead of pinging the address shows you the fastest connection speed between servers/connections.

Btw, tell me how you go using it.
 
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Step 1: Find the IP address

Open command prompt and type in "tracert" then type in the website for example "tracert www.instructables.com" without these things"".

The second picture shows what comes up.

The IP address is what comes up next to where it says "tracing route to (the website you inserted)(the IP address).
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prowebguru says: May 23, 2013. 9:26 AM
thanks for the tip.
Even you can check it online at http://www.prowebguru.com/2011/01/website-ip-address-finder-find-ip-address/
I tried creating a simple tool for finding website ip address.
Simon23 says: Apr 5, 2013. 10:23 PM
You can also find the Ip address of a website by using Ip-details.com .
jackanderson says: Feb 18, 2013. 12:42 AM
There are 2 ways to find the IP address of a website. One way is by using PING in command prompt:- start->run->cmd->ping google.com. Another way is by using Domain Host Search in Ip-details.com which gives the IP address of the website, Service Provider, Country etc..
mb inventor says: Oct 11, 2012. 8:35 PM
one way you can get on to any website if its blocked is type 2#//hptt>.ip] infront of whatever is blocked
taleste says: Apr 10, 2012. 3:14 AM
Hey I have a small problem.
My computer was recently stolen. I think I found it for sale in a website.
I have the URL link for the website, but I do not know how to trace it.
Can you help me to find the IP aadress for the website and maybe even the location from where the add was posted?

The link is this, it is a Latvian web-site:

URL:
http://www.ss.lv/msg/lv/electronics/computers/computers/noutbooks-and-portables/lnexm.html
grampafish says: Nov 10, 2011. 10:28 PM
the department of defense is 67.69.196.163
grampafish says: Nov 10, 2011. 10:26 PM
the National Security Agency is 12.249.212.9
bgill2 says: Apr 12, 2011. 3:22 AM
can you plz tell me IP adress for facebook
mmahanta in reply to bgill2Oct 14, 2011. 4:30 AM
the ip address of facebook is
74.125.261.841

Find more tricks on http://www.mihirbabu.com
jlaw6 in reply to bgill2Sep 25, 2011. 9:22 PM
just like the last person 69.63.189.11 and 69.63.189.16 and 69.63.181.12 also another thing that might work is if you try a modified version of the facebook script to access the site directly from the wdks server which is not restricted.
jacobglaw@hotmail.com let me know if it works for you.
nmikovic says: Apr 7, 2011. 2:49 AM
OK, you enter :
tracert www.website.com
and you get the IP.So to use it you need to go to :
www.ip2location.com
On the right side there is a ip location.Just enter the IP you got and sometimes you may get the post number of the corporation.
jlaw6 in reply to nmikovicSep 21, 2011. 11:04 PM
face book ips. not sure when thay expire. all are working now. 69.63.189.11 and 69.63.189.16 and 69.63.181.12
joinaqd says: Mar 11, 2009. 5:55 PM
gave you 5 stars, nice instructable...um could you put some examples of what we can do with the IP address?
thermoelectric (author) in reply to joinaqdMar 11, 2009. 10:09 PM
You could remotely connect to someones computer...
Everett_McKinley in reply to thermoelectricSep 11, 2011. 1:01 PM
how??
DrJekyl says: Mar 7, 2009. 9:34 AM
That was good. Looks like it traces through all the IP addresses which are between the target IP address and my machine. Those intermediataries are ISPs, Regional routers and HTTP servers.
tacert-instuctables.png
dayan0718285352 in reply to DrJekylMar 7, 2011. 11:53 PM
sent email this code
plz
dayann_87@yahoo.com
thnks
thermoelectric (author) in reply to DrJekylMar 7, 2009. 1:44 PM
Yeah, it does that, It also shows the DNS servers.
alfred_a says: Jan 25, 2011. 3:23 AM
You can also use one of the many DNS and IP dedicated web sites like http://www.dnsfrog.com but I think a ping is the fastest way...
Hine89 says: Nov 2, 2010. 2:03 AM
Another way to get the IP address of a website is to type into CMD, "nslookup (website)", and the "Address" at the bottom will be the website's IP.
saiyadmustakim007 in reply to Hine89Nov 15, 2010. 2:40 AM
hi.....
nslookup to chack dns server ip.
no host ip see.
connman says: Sep 21, 2010. 6:33 AM
my schools blocked facebook, i did this but i cant log on and i need to speak to my parents who live abroad but i dont want a massive phone bill, i tried using anchor free but they've blocked that too :( im a really non computerish guy so if you have instructions theyll have to be quite simple :P cheeeers :D
rsscarface138 says: Jan 5, 2010. 6:31 AM
Truly gr8, but could u plz provide details how we can pass diff website blocks or create those blocks with the available info? Thanx
thermoelectric (author) in reply to rsscarface138Jan 5, 2010. 7:31 AM
Getting around blocked sites is as easy as using a proxy server, just search on Instructables for information. Blocking websites is a lot harder unless you have access to the router or the networks proxy server.
rsscarface138 in reply to thermoelectricJan 6, 2010. 2:52 AM
then could u tell me how to get access to the router or the networks proxy server of a particular website?
thermoelectric (author) in reply to rsscarface138Jan 6, 2010. 3:01 AM
Try searching for it.
jibatsu says: Aug 8, 2009. 9:00 AM
www.youtube.com is 209.85.227.101 i typed it into my url and it came to google
thermoelectric (author) in reply to jibatsuAug 8, 2009. 4:41 PM
Hmmm, Don't really know why that is happenning
jibatsu in reply to thermoelectricAug 14, 2009. 2:04 PM
fun ible either way, my dad has a website so i tried that, it came to a small animated picture, turns out it was another website he is making and that he was going to show it to me but i found it before he could tel me.
thermoelectric (author) in reply to jibatsuAug 14, 2009. 4:08 PM
Cool, Glad you liked it.
Jjolleygal99 says: Jun 4, 2009. 4:03 PM
I liked your instructable. But I was wondering, can you be more specific when typing in the website? Like instead of just, www.instructables.com, could you do like, www.instructables.com/johnna, and get the ip address to the person's home computer used in making their website?? I'm a curious soul, and it won't work. So I was wondering if you knew how to obtain that sort of information. Thanks!
thermoelectric (author) in reply to Jjolleygal99Jun 4, 2009. 4:18 PM
Unfortunatly no, Because this relys on finding the server. Which is the website's server, not your home computer
Jjolleygal99 in reply to thermoelectricJun 4, 2009. 4:23 PM
Oh Darn. Oh well. Thanks!
thermoelectric (author) in reply to Jjolleygal99Jun 4, 2009. 4:36 PM
Yeah
Poincare says: Feb 16, 2009. 3:40 PM
Its not much use just knowing the IP. I used this once to bring my brother's website for fun (I got the IP and pinged it with a java program that duplicates its self by creating batch files and in the end it pinged the website a bajjillion times.
thermoelectric (author) in reply to PoincareFeb 16, 2009. 9:47 PM
Yeah.
Cracknel says: Jul 13, 2008. 6:36 AM
just ping the website with ping www.example.com
Goodhart in reply to CracknelSep 22, 2008. 6:14 AM
Although it is true that you get the original address with Ping, you will not get the route to the address, so with tracert you get more information.
thermoelectric (author) in reply to GoodhartSep 22, 2008. 6:16 AM
Looks like someone has been viewing my instructables GOOD ONYA GOODHART
pestan says: Aug 9, 2008. 11:45 AM
very good!
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