Ignorant question, but need to know.

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Clarkey

Hi.

I know this probably sounds very stupid to most people, but I need to know
something.

If I use my pc on another persons line, will my ip address be the same, or
different.

I:e if I use my pc at home, then I obviously have my own pc address. If I
take my pc to another house with another connection, will I have another pc
address, or will it remain the same as of using the same pc, but just on a
different line?

I know this will sound silly to most, but I don't know and need to know.

Thanks in advance.

Clarkey. (A new addition to pc users!)
 
Depends on what type of settings you have; you can opt for a "fixed" IP
address via proxy which you have to set up on the new network. Generally,
though, for domestic use, the IP Address is assigned (and different)
automatically by the ISP - so it will be different not only on a different
network but on your home connection as well when you reconnect.
Your PC MAC, though, remains the same - well, unless you chose to "mask" it.
If you connect via a router, the IP Address will be assigned to the router
and, in turn, your machine will have a LAN address assigned by the router -
something in the 192.168.0.100 to 192 168.0. 255 range.
Michael
 
i think what you are thinking about is your MAC address. that is your
computers physical "name" as far as your connection goes. there is only one,
and your ehternet card has that address and it never changes regardless of
how you connect. think of it as this; IP address is like the city you live in
and your MAC address is the house you live in. you can live anywhere in the
city but you only reside in one place.
 
Let me take a shot:

If you have a static IP set in your network settings, you will keep the same
address, except it might not work at the target location because you may be
on an entirely different subnet, or you may have an address which clashes
with another address on the local intranet, and if you have a global IP
address (as opposed to an intranet address such as 192.x.x.x or 10.x.x.x),
the Internet may not know how to find you.

If you have a Dynamic (DHCP=Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) address
set, you'll pick up whatever address the network your on assigns you.
Please know that if you plug DIRECTLY into someone's cable-modem (as opposed
to a cable/wireless router), this may not work... Many cable modems I've run
into, whenever connecting to new equipment must be first turned off
(unplugged) for 30-seconds or more before you can plug a new device into
them. When they come back up they're usually more willing to give the
(same) address to a new MAC address (new piece of equipment).

-Rob
 
Rock said:
But what if you have two houses?
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You still can only be in one place at one time even if you own the whole
city - or the whole Universe, for that mater.
Michael
 
Michael said:
You still can only be in one place at one time even if you own the whole
city - or the whole Universe, for that mater.
Michael
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With today's technology you can only be in one physical location at time,
but you certainly can reside in more than one place.
 
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