After using Google to determine what people are searching for to get
help. I found that many people are searching for their IP
addresses. It was unclear if they were looking for their local IP
or the IP being presented to the Public. The Public IP would be the
one that Is provided to them by their ISP (Internet Service Provider) and is
considered a Public routable address. One of the reasons why you
would want to find your Public address would be to have a Firewall opened
somewhere to let you have access. You can either login to
your local router and look for the IP that your Service provider is giving you
or you can access a service that will see what IP address you are viewing
from. I usually use the following URL.
https://www.whatismypublicip.com
To get your IP address for an Apple MacBook Pro, you have two different
options. You can find it by accessing the Terminal or system settings.
Terminal:
To view by accessing the Terminal, you would Launch it by clicking on the
Launchpad then going to the “Other” folder and selecting
terminal. When you are in the Terminal you would run the following
Command. Remember that the MAC OS is built upon Linux, so at the
terminal, you have access to all the Linux Commands that you are familiar
with. By adding the “|more” to the end of the command it will
page the command. To continue to the next page just hit the space
bar. Using the “ifconfig” all the interfaces on the Desktop/laptop
will be visible. The interface that you will commonly find your IP address
under is the “en0” interface.
Ifconfig |more
System Settings:
To find your address via the System Settings. You will need to click on the
Apple Icon at the upper left-hand corner of your screen. Choose “System
Settings” and then select “Network”. At this point, you should see
your Local IP address. If you don’t see the address, you might have
a VPN connection setup and you will need to turn off the VPN to see your local
IP.
