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[#]: subject: "Finding Your Router’s IP Address (Default Gateway) in Ubuntu and Other Linux"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/router-ip-address-linux/"
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[#]: author: "Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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[#]: translator: "geekpi"
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[#]: reviewer: " "
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Finding Your Router’s IP Address (Default Gateway) in Ubuntu and Other Linux
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======
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You probably already know how to get your system’s IP address in Linux.
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But how do you know the IP address of your router?
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I am not talking about the public-facing IP which you can get by connecting to websites like [Show My IP][1] or simply [searching for ‘what is my ip’][2] in [DuckDuckGo][3].
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I am talking about the default gateway IP which your Linux desktop uses to connect to it.
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Why do you need it? Well, if you need to change the SSID, password, or other configuration of your wi-fi/network, you have to connect to it. And the simples way is to type the IP address of the router in a web browser and then use the router’s username and password.
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While I cannot help you with the username and password of your router, I can surely tell you how to get its IP.
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As always, I’ll show both GUI and command-line methods.
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### Method 1: Get the router’s IP address in Linux using GUI
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It’s quite simple actually. I am using GNOME desktop with Ubuntu here. If you use some [other desktop environments][4], screenshots may look different.
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Open System Settings:
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![go to settings][5]
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Now go to Wi-Fi or Network (if you are using a wired, Ethernet connection). Here, click on the little settings symbol beside your currently used network.
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![access network settings ubuntu][6]
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It will open a new window with several details about your connection such as the IP address, DNS, and [Mac address][7]. You can also see the [saved wifi password][8] under the security tab.
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You’ll also see an entry named ‘Default Route’. This is what you are looking for. The IP address of your router.
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![defaul gateway ip ubuntu][9]
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Your system and all other devices on your network connect to the router using this IP address. This is the setup most households have.
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Now that I have shown the GUI method, let’s go to the terminal route.
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### Method 2: Get the router’s IP address in Linux command line
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Open a terminal and use the following command:
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```
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ip route
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```
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It will show you a few entries.
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```
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[email protected]:~$ ip route
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default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlp0s20f3 proto dhcp metric 600
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169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp0s20f3 scope link metric 1000
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192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp0s20f3 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.34 metric 600
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```
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The first line, which starts with ‘default via’, gives you the gateway IP. This is your router’s IP address.
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![defaul route linux terminal][10]
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As you can see, 192.168.1.1 is the IP address of my router. Usually, the router’s IP address is the first number of the subnet. However, this is not a hard and fast rule. I have seen routers with x.y.z.30 addresses as well.
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### Bonus tip
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As shared by Samir in the comments, you can also use the ping command to get the gateway IP:
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```
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ping _gateway
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```
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![ping gateway][11]
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In case you didn’t know, you have to [use the Ctrl+C to stop a running command in Linux][12].
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I hope you find this tip useful when you need it.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/router-ip-address-linux/
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作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://www.showmyip.com/
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[2]: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=what+is+my+ip&t=h_&ia=answer
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/duckduckgo-easter-eggs/
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/best-linux-desktop-environments/
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/go_to_settings.jpg
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/access-network-settings-ubuntu-800x448.png
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/change-mac-address-linux/
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[8]: https://itsfoss.com/how-to-find-saved-wireless-wifi-passwords-ubuntu/
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[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/defaul-gateway-ip-ubuntu.png
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[10]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/defaul-route-linux-terminal.png
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[11]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ping-gateway.png
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[12]: https://itsfoss.com/stop-program-linux-terminal/
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