[HAL9000]

Then, after typing in your Windows ipconfig command, it barfs up a bunch of crap like this -

C:\>ipconfig /all
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : wikipedia
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : wikipedia.org
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : wikipedia.org
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Netwon #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-D0-B7-A6-F1-11
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.75
what is lease. . . . . . . . . . : 27 May 2004 09:04:06
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 30 May 2004 09:04:06

Here is how we do it in Mac OS X -

Select the "System Preferences" command under the Apple menu, then click on the Network icon. The IP Address is shown here -

It's much easier to get your network address on Mac OS X - without having to resort to the primitive, difficult-to-understand MS-DOS commands that Windows requires. It's just another example of why Mac OS X is the superior operating system.

[RogueIsland]

Then, after typing in your Windows ipconfig command, it barfs up a bunch of crap like this

Yeah, that "IP Address" line is a puzzler.

Mac OS X - without having to resort to the primitive, difficult-to-understand MS-DOS commands that Windows requires

Windows requires you to use the console to get the ip address? Hmm, then what's that IP address in the Local Area Connection dialog?