two different IP addresses

Da Mail Man

Da Mail Man

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Greetings,

....i recently discovered that my laptop aparently has wireless capabilities. i appear to be accessing a neighbors' wireless inernet connection while having no hard-line cat 5 cable to my computer.

....so, in an experiment, i checked my ip address "on line" with both my laptop and my desktop computer, and THEY ARE THE SAME...how and why is that since i thought each computer will have it's own ip address/.....thanks for any replies..
 
cohen said:
it should - personally / manual assign ip addresses to the computer
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....thanks for the reply but, it didn't answer my question:D.....i still cannot figure out wy a wireless connection (to next door) and my hard-line connection (cat 5 to cable modem here) have THE SAME I.P. ADDRESS..
 
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the internet connection to your house will give the SAME External IP address to all of the computers on that network.

im guessing your Desktop is connected to your network and your laptop is "accidentally" connected to your neighbors?
- i cant explain why they would be the same for both you and your neighbor... they shouldnt be.
- are you sure to tested it when you were on your neighbors?
- are you both with the same company?

as said earlier you will have an external IP address for a connection to the internet, for example 246.241.124.12 (random numbers).
then on your home network is where it should differ:
PC1: 192.168.0.2
PC2: 192.168.0.3
Router: 192.168.0.1 etc...
 
Dropkickmurphys said:
the internet connection to your house will give the SAME External IP address to all of the computers on that network.

im guessing your Desktop is connected to your network and your laptop is "accidentally" connected to your neighbors?
- i cant explain why they would be the same for both you and your neighbor... they shouldnt be.
- are you sure to tested it when you were on your neighbors?
- are you both with the same company?

as said earlier you will have an external IP address for a connection to the internet, for example 246.241.124.12 (random numbers).
then on your home network is where it should differ:
PC1: 192.168.0.2
PC2: 192.168.0.3
Router: 192.168.0.1 etc...
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im guessing your Desktop is connected to your network and your laptop is "accidentally" connected to your neighbors?

**desktop here is connected to cable modem (broadband) and out to the street it goes.my neighbor has the same broadband provider and is apparently runing a wireless conection which i may be connecting to. i have no router in line (currently) and believe thati should pull an independent ip addres DIFFERENT than his. i do have a "hard-line" lynksis router but, currently am NOT using it. i would reasonably assume that he IS using a wireless router which i am aparently connected to.
- i cant explain why they would be the same for both you and your neighbor... they shouldnt be.
**yup!, that is what i thought! if he is into downloading illegal music (or worse) what is to segregate his computer from mine?. law enforcement could come afterme instead of me although examination of my computer(s) will show my innocence!- are you sure to tested it when you were on your neighbors?

- are you both with the same company?
**i have a computer hooked directly up to the broadband cable modem and my laptop in the other room NOT connected to any cables whatsoever. using one of the web sites that will display your ip address, it says that BOTH are the same ---and SHOULDN'T be!

as said earlier you will have an external IP address for a connection to the internet, for example 246.241.124.12 (random numbers).
then on your home network is where it should differ:
PC1: 192.168.0.2
PC2: 192.168.0.3
Router: 192.168.0.1 etc...[/QUOTE]
***forget the "home network" stuff..i DON"T have one .
 
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hmm interesting. so you are connected to a cable modem that is situated in your own home, and i guess they are on one in theirs.

it might be worth double-checking the IP address for both and making sure they are identical.
 
Dropkickmurphys said:
hmm interesting. so you are connected to a cable modem that is situated in your own home, and i guess they are on one in theirs.

it might be worth double-checking the IP address for both and making sure they are identical.
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yup, you got it now!...i don't want him to know about this because if something ever went wrong with his files or whatever, i don't want him to suspect me as i would not do something like that...point is, ishould be pulling 2 different ip adresses......ok, gotta cut out here a while and will check for other replies later.....thanKS!
 
I think what is happening is that when you log in on your computer the laptop is going i'll connect to this wireless link (next door) instead of yours now you need to make your's the main link to connect to.... you do that under the wireless settings.
 
cohen said:
I think what is happening is that when you log in on your computer the laptop is going i'll connect to this wireless link (next door) instead of yours now you need to make your's the main link to connect to.... you do that under the wireless settings.
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..no no no....you are missing it altogether!...i know where both of my computers are connecting to...the ONLY ISSUE is as to why my laptop (aparently connected to the neighbors wireless connection) and which has no "hard-line" connection to anything, is pulling the exact same ip address as my desktop computer which is connected by hard-line to my broad-band cable modem...both ip addresses should be different!
 
Da Mail Man said:
..no no no....you are missing it altogether!...i know where both of my computers are connecting to...the ONLY ISSUE is as to why my laptop (aparently connected to the neighbors wireless connection) and which has no "hard-line" connection to anything, is pulling the exact same ip address as my desktop computer which is connected by hard-line to my broad-band cable modem...both ip addresses should be different!
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ok.... well i'm a bit confused so i'll let the others guys help..... sorry :o:o
 
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