How to Find Your Default Gateway Address

The default gateway is your router's address on the local network. Every device connected to the router lists it in its network details, and on most home networks it is 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1, or 10.0.0.1.

Check it on Windows

Open Command Prompt (press the Windows key, type cmd, and press Enter) and run:

ipconfig

Find the adapter you are using (Wi-Fi or Ethernet) and read the Default Gateway line. To see it in Settings instead, open Settings, Network & internet, Advanced network settings, Hardware and connection properties, and look for Default gateway under the active adapter.

Check it on a Mac

Open System Settings, Wi-Fi, and click Details next to the connected network. Click TCP/IP and read the Router field. For a wired connection, open System Settings, Network, click the Ethernet service, then Details, TCP/IP. Terminal prints it as well:

netstat -nr | grep default

Check it on an iPhone

Open Settings, Wi-Fi, and tap the (i) next to the connected network. Scroll to the IPv4 address section and read Router.

Check it on an Android phone

Open Settings, Network & internet, Internet, and tap the gear next to the connected network. On a Pixel, expand the network details and read Gateway. On other Android phones, look for Gateway or Router in the network's details or under its advanced or IP settings. Some phones only show it when the IP setting is switched from DHCP to Static, in which case read it from another device on the same network instead.

If you want to open the router's admin page. Type the gateway into a browser address bar with http:// in front, such as http://192.168.1.1, and sign in with the router's admin password, which is often printed on a label on the router.

If the address starts with 169.254. The device never received an address from the router. Turn Wi-Fi off and on again, or unplug and reconnect the Ethernet cable, then check again.