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How to find your IP address on a Mac (macOS 27)
Real screenshot · MacBook Neo, macOS 27.0.1In short
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.
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.
3 of 3 steps show a real screenshot from our MacBook Neo.
Steps
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
Private Wi-Fi address and Limit IP address tracking
Higher up, Private Wi-Fi address changes the hardware (Wi-Fi) address the network sees, not the IP address. Ours was Off. Below it, Limit IP address tracking hides your IP address from known trackers in Mail and Safari. It was on for ours.
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.
- 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.
- Alternative method: Terminal Open Terminal, type ipconfig getifaddr en0 and press Return. On our MacBook Neo with macOS 27.2, on 27 October 2026, it printed just the address, 10.88.97.86. networksetup -getinfo Wi-Fi gave the same IP address plus the subnet mask (255.255.255.0) and the Router (10.88.97.65).
- The address keeps changing? With Using DHCP, the router hands out the address, so it can differ after a reconnect or on another network. Apple describes Using DHCP with manual address for when your ISP gave you a specific IP address and uses DHCP; otherwise leave the setting as it is.
- Private Wi-Fi address cannot be changed? Apple says that on a Mac managed by a school or organisation you may not be able to change it. Contact the administrator who provided the computer.
- Need the IPv6 address? The TCP/IP sheet also has Configure IPv6. Apple says Automatically is for when you receive an IPv6 address automatically from your ISP.
Good to know
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Looking up the address changes nothing, so there is nothing to undo. Apple says that with Private Wi-Fi address set to Off, the Mac can be tracked on this network and across others. Rotating gives the most protection of the three choices.
If the IP address row is empty or starts with 169.254 and a renewal does not help, the problem is the connection itself: Mac won't connect to Wi-Fi.
About this guide
- Device
- Mac
- Shown on
- macOS 27.0.1 (MacBook Neo)
- App
- System Settings
- Path
- System Settings › Wi-Fi › Details
- Real screenshots
- 3 of 3 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 3 official, linked below
Sources
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