Check your current IP address

In case you are using a broadband connection via DSL, cable or wireless, there are tools to check your current IP (Internet Protocol) address.  This is the “initial” address where your connection to the internet takes place and it is identified with all your actions on the internet.  Web servers send pages from web sites back to your browser using that address. Your browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla FireFox etc, present those pages to you on your computer monitor.

One tool for checking your IP address is (click here).
 

Server on-line check

If you need to check whether a server or a particular domain is on-line and accessible, there is a tool for that too (click here).  Note that checks may be performed from a variety of remote locations, using a variety of checking technologies.