[pchelpers] Re: ip address

Thanks Nigel,  that has made clear, what I sort of knew in a jumbled up way. 
Yes I have a router and it was for port forwarding that I needed to check my 
IP.

Thanks Billy


 The one in IPCONFIG is probably something like 192.168.?.?.  This is
> your internal IP address, and it means that you have a router, or your
> cable/DSL modem has router capabilities built in.
>
> The one from whatsmyip.com is your public IP address, and this is what
> the world thinks your IP address is.  The router converts between the
> two.
>
> If you did not have a router, then your public and internal IP address
> would be the same.
>
> The public IP address is assigned by the ISP to the cable/DSL modem,
> and if you're not paying for a static IP, then it's dynamic, and is
> subject to change.
>
> The internal IP address is assigned to your computer by the router,
> unless you assign one yourself, which normally you don't need to do.
> If you're using the port forwarding feature, then you may want to go
> into the network properties, and type in the addresses shown by
> IPCONFIG, so that your computer will always use the same IP address.
>
> If you have multiple computers connected to your router, then it's
> usually first come, first serve when it decides what address to give
> to each system.
>
> -- 
> Scott.



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