# How to read the OPC Server IP address

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-the-opc-server-ip-address/74989>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [June 13, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-the-opc-server-ip-address/74989 "2023-06-13T23:36:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![PRASHANTH\_KAKKIRALA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@PRASHANTH\_KAKKIRALA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRASHANTH_KAKKIRALA)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-the-opc-server-ip-address/74989/1 "2023-06-13T23:36:28Z")

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How to read the OPC Server IP address in Perspective session ?

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**Author:** ![Bryson\_Prince](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bryson_prince/32/48866_2.png) [@Bryson\_Prince](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bryson_Prince)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-the-opc-server-ip-address/74989/2 "2023-06-20T22:58:20Z")

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Hi Prashanth,

What specifically are you attempting to do with the OPC Server IP address? Are you referring to the OPC server's endpoint address? Are you trying to find the IP address of the machine hosting the gateway and/or the Perspective session?

Please be specific in what it is you are trying to accomplish, so that the forum community can better answer your post.

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**Author:** ![PRASHANTH\_KAKKIRALA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/76d3ee/32.png) [@PRASHANTH\_KAKKIRALA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRASHANTH_KAKKIRALA)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-the-opc-server-ip-address/74989/3 "2023-06-21T03:26:23Z")

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Hi Prince,

I'm trying to find the IP address of the external OPC Server which is connected to Ignition Server.

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-the-opc-server-ip-address/74989/4 "2023-06-21T06:09:05Z")

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It sounds as though you are trying to identify the IP address of an external OPC **client** which is connected to the Ignition **gateway**.

Is this what you mean?

If you were trying to find the IP address of an OPC **server** which was being read **from** the Ignition **gateway** then you would just check in the gateway configuration.

If an external client is not on the same subnet then address will probably be masqueraded so finding it will not help much.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-the-opc-server-ip-address/74989/5 "2023-06-21T13:03:03Z")

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This is best accomplished at the OS level (outside of Ignition) with a tool like `netstat`.