howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-find-your-ip-address-on-a-mac/ · Checked October 2026 · MacBook Neo · macOS 27.0.1

In this guide

Open Wi-Fi Details
Check TCP/IP
Private Wi-Fi address
Limit IP address tracking
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

Open System Settings, Wi-Fi and click Details next to your network. The IP address and Router rows are near the bottom; TCP/IP shows the subnet mask too. That is the address on your home network, not the one websites see.

4 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 3 official sources below

Device: Mac
Shown on: macOS 27.0.1 (MacBook Neo)
App: System Settings
Path: System Settings › Wi-Fi › Details
Real screenshots: 4 of 4 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 3 official, linked below

Step by step

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Open Wi-Fi Details
In System Settings, Wi-Fi, click Details next to the connected network and scroll down. Ours showed IP address 10.102.58.81 and Router 10.102.58.35.
Done
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Check TCP/IP
Click TCP/IP in the sheet. Configure IPv4 said Using DHCP: the router hands out the address. The subnet mask was 255.255.255.0.
Done
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Private Wi-Fi address
Higher up, Private Wi-Fi address changes the hardware (Wi-Fi) address the network sees, not the IP address. Ours was Off.
Done
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Limit IP address tracking
This switch hides your IP address from known trackers in Mail and Safari. It was on for ours.
Done

If you do not see this option

No IP address row? The Mac is not connected. Join the network first; with no address from the router, the row stays empty.
Using Ethernet? Apple says to use System Settings, Network, the service, Details, then TCP/IP. Source: Change TCP/IP settings on Mac

If this does not work

The address starts with 169.254? The Mac got no address from the router. In TCP/IP, click Renew DHCP Lease, or restart the router. Source: Change TCP/IP settings on Mac
Need the public address? Ours started with 10., a private range used only inside the network. The public address belongs to the router; its own settings page shows it.

About this guide

A Mac has a local IP address on your network, and your router has a public one on the internet.

The screenshots are from our MacBook Neo with macOS 27.0.1, taken on 18 October 2026. Ours had 10.102.58.81 on a private network; we blurred the network name and the Wi-Fi address.