How to Find Your Router’s IP Address on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone

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Guessing router addresses is a waste of time. Every device already knows the answer, because it was handed the value the moment it joined the network. The field you want is called the default gateway on Windows, the router on Apple devices, and the gateway on Android. All three mean the same thing: the address of the box your traffic goes through.

Windows 10 and 11

Command Prompt (fastest)

  1. Press Windows + R, type cmd and press Enter.
  2. Type ipconfig and press Enter.
  3. Find the adapter you are actually using — “Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi” or “Ethernet adapter”.
  4. Read the Default Gateway line. That is your router.

Ignore adapters listed as “Media disconnected”, and ignore anything named after VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V or a VPN client — those are virtual and will show addresses that lead nowhere.

Settings app

Open Settings › Network & internet, select your Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection, choose Hardware properties, and read the IPv4 gateway value.

macOS

  1. Open System Settings and choose Network.
  2. Select the active connection, then click Details.
  3. Open the TCP/IP tab and read the Router field.

On older versions the path is System Preferences › Network › Advanced › TCP/IP. From Terminal, netstat -nr | grep default prints the same value in one line.

Android

Android manufacturers rename these menus constantly, but the value is always there.

  1. Open Settings › Network & internet › Internet (or Wi-Fi).
  2. Tap the gear or arrow beside the network you are connected to.
  3. Expand Advanced or Network details.
  4. Read the Gateway field.

Some Samsung builds label it “Router” under IP settings. If your phone shows no gateway at all, the connection is set to a static IP configuration that was entered incorrectly — switch it back to DHCP.

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open Settings › Wi-Fi.
  2. Tap the blue circled i beside the connected network.
  3. Under the IPv4 Address section, read Router.

iOS shows nothing useful here when you are on mobile data, so make sure Wi-Fi is actually connected first.

Linux

ip route | grep default prints the gateway on any modern distribution. On older systems, route -n shows the same table.

What the value tells you

Gateway you see Typical hardware
10.0.0.1 Comcast Xfinity, Cisco, Aruba, LPB Piso WiFi
192.168.0.1 TP-Link, D-Link, Tenda
192.168.1.1 Netgear, ASUS, Linksys, many ISP modems
192.168.31.1 Xiaomi and Redmi
192.168.100.1 Huawei, and many cable modems in bridge mode
192.168.8.1 Huawei and Alcatel mobile hotspots
10.1.10.1 or 10.1.1.1 Some managed and business gateways

Two results that mean something is wrong

The gateway is blank or 0.0.0.0

Your device has no working connection to the router. Reconnect the Wi-Fi, or check the cable. If it persists, the adapter is set to a manual IP configuration that does not match the network — set it back to automatic.

The address starts with 169.254

That is a link-local address, assigned when a device asks for a lease and gets no reply. The router is reachable physically but its DHCP server is not answering. Restart the router, then the device.

Once you have the address

Type it into a browser with http:// in front, connected to that same network, with any VPN switched off. If the page still does not load, work through the troubleshooting sequence. For the credentials to use when it does load, see the default password reference.

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