More About What it Does in Detail:

The bitsoft website gives the following details:

ShowIP is a freeware application which simply does what it’s name says, it shows you your IP-address. Useful for those who need a quick way to check or share their IP to their friends. Both the local IP and the WAN IP is available. ShowIP works very well even with firewalls/routers installed. ShowIP notifies you when your IP has changed. And much more…
Some of the features
Shows both LAN and WAN IP addresses.
Detects any IP address changes and notifies you with a message and/or a sound/voice.
Release/Renew IP address.
Works behind routers and firewalls.

Having installed the utility and running it the following screens and menus are provided:

This review will follow the usual format of presenting the majority of information as screenshots backed up by further information where necessary.

Note – I Have obscured my personal IP address on the screenshots for obvious security reasons

(click on any picture to enlarge where necessary)

System Tray icon

When ShowIP is running it displays a system tray icon with a tooltip showing the LAN and WAN IP addresses when the mouse hovers over it.

Double clicking on the system tray icon will display the main window:

There are tooltips for the menu items as can be seen above.

The first (top) text box displays the computer name.

The second text box shows the LAN IP address

The third text box shows the Internet/WAN IP address

The fourth (bottom) text box provides information which changes depending on the function selected and what ShowIP is doing.

Main menu

This can be displayed by clicking on Menu in the center of the main screen or by right clicking on the System Tray icon:

Most of the menu items are obvious and include:

About ShowIP

Update Check

Release/Renew IP (LAN)

Ping (IP Address)

Show Log

Help

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