How to Find Streaming Audio IP Addresses

Techwalla may earn compensation through affiliate links in this story. Learn more about our affiliate and product review process here.
Image Credit: Burke/Triolo Productions/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images

The source of any Internet audio broadcast can be determined with an Internet Protocol (IP) address lookup tool. Audio sources are identified in most cases with a domain name, which is resolved to an IP address automatically by your computer with a Domain Name Server (DNS) lookup. When you need to obtain the numerical address of an audio server, you can do so by accessing DNS data manually.

Advertisement

Step 1

Hover over an audio link on the web, without clicking on it. The address for the audio stream should appear in the browser, usually in an information banner in the bottom of the window.

Video of the Day

Step 2

Right-click or control-click on the link to bring up the contextual menu. Choose the copy command to copy the URL.

Advertisement

Step 3

Paste the URL into any text editor (such as Windows Notepad or Mac TextEdit). Select only the domain name from the URL, which appears between "http://" and the first "/" character afterwards. (For some audio URLs, the beginning of the URL won't be "http". Select starting after the "//" regardless.) Copy the domain name to the clipboard.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Step 4

Open a DOS window on Windows, which is available in the Start menu. On Macintosh, open a Terminal window by double-clicking on the Terminal application in /Applications/Utilities.

Step 5

Type "nslookup", one space, and paste the domain name you copied in step 3. The IP address will be returned to you.

Video of the Day

Advertisement

Advertisement

references