

One way to detect what type of Wi-Fi access you have is to right-click the Windows Network icon in your system tray.

Seems that is the way they set up their consumer routers. Here in the USA, Xfinity Wi-Fi routers (also Comcast) are set up as wireless hotspots where anyone can connect to that access point without a password, much as you can see from where you are.


Make sure that the device is and your PC has a working connection. The details about the IP ranges are in the chapter Classful IP address and Classless IP address. You may assume that it must have an IP address of the private IP range. If the DHCP of the of the device is not running, your PC will not get an automatic IP assigned to it. Find IP address if the DHCP is not functioning please refer to this topic How to assign Manual IP. What if the DHCP of the device is not running? Let’s come to that point.įor all the queries related to the ipconfig, checking IP status, etc. So, you find out the IP address of an unknown device so easily. That is the IP of your modem, Wi-Fi access point, or any other connected device. The IP of the DHCP server, Gateway, or the DNS server is the same. As you can see from the above images, the Ethernet status and ipconfig/all command will show the status of your PC IP and that of the DHCP server too.
