what do these numbers mean?

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regarding these types of ipo / ips numbers, 192.168.0.10
255.255.255.0
192.168.0.1, is this something my computer generates, or
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my internet provider? The reason I ask is i believe my
internet name and password have been compromised and I
want to know what they know with these numbers. Thank you!
 
regarding these types of ipo / ips numbers, 192.168.0.10
255.255.255.0
my internet provider? The reason I ask is i believe my
internet name and password have been compromised and I
want to know what they know with these numbers. Thank you!
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That is the IP address provided to you by Verizon ADSL
 
Gordon said:
Isn't 192.168.0.1 an INTERNAL IP address?
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That number is universal as far as I know because it's the same IP address I
and the other Verizon ADSL users that I know have.
The other machines on my network have another number appended to the end.
IE: 192.168.0.11 192.168.0.12 etc...
255.255.255.0 is also the same on mine so I'd have to say it's provided by
Verizon.
 
regarding these types of ipo / ips numbers, 192.168.0.10
255.255.255.0
my internet provider? The reason I ask is i believe my
internet name and password have been compromised and I
want to know what they know with these numbers. Thank you!
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Yes 192.168.x.x are internal to your machine/home network.

255.255.255.0 is the subnet, again internal/home network.

None of these are external internet addresses.

From your message your internet IP address appears to be 10.40.1.164.

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That number is universal as far as I know because it's the same IP address I
and the other Verizon ADSL users that I know have.
The other machines on my network have another number appended to the end.
IE: 192.168.0.11 192.168.0.12 etc...
255.255.255.0 is also the same on mine so I'd have to say it's provided by
Verizon.
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Either way it's internal, I doubt an ISP would be setting your internal
network IP addresses. It's either being done with a DHCP and they're
picking them up from there, or with the Windows config.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/windows/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

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can these be changed? Thanks!
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you!

Yes 192.168.x.x are internal to your machine/home network.

255.255.255.0 is the subnet, again internal/home network.

None of these are external internet addresses.

From your message your internet IP address appears to be 10.40.1.164.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/windows/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

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Paul Smith said:
Either way it's internal, I doubt an ISP would be setting your internal
network IP addresses. It's either being done with a DHCP and they're
picking them up from there, or with the Windows config.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/windows/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

*Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*
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Correct it is done by DHCP.
I admit my knowledge of the subject is slightly limited, nay probably VERY
limited, but I did recognize the IP addresses and they are the same as
others using Verizon ADSL.
My knowledge doesn't go much further than that.
 
The ISP provides an address to the hardware firewall/ICS/Router/whatever and the ICS provides that range of numbers internal only. When you ask for a page you tell ICS, ICS substitutes it's address for yours (and using ports to do more than one computer at a time). When the web server send the page to ICS it knows which internal computer it's meant for by the port number so it takes it's address out, put yours in and the port your computer is expecting it on and send it to you.
 
can these be changed? Thanks!
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You can change them, but to be honest there is not a lot of point. If
you're behind a router which has DHCP, there is sometimes an option to range
the range of IP addresses it assigns, you'll have to logon to your router
etc to check.

Your internet IP address (the one that really matters) either is 'static'
which won't change at all. Or it is 'dynamic' will change automatically
every few days, depending on how your ISP does things. If you suspect
someone has your ISP logon details, give them a bell ASAP so they can check
it out and change your logon details if needed.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/windows/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

*Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*
 
I seriously doubt it since Verizon customers all have these numbers.
What makes you think your username has been compromised?
On the Verizon website there is a link used to change your original
username.
You can only do this one time and it is free to do does that help with your
problem?
 
These were numbers I got from another posting as my aol
account had emails sent from it and responses from web
sites i don't visit. That is my concern. These numbers
were just examples of the types you see when you log into
a site and they say your numbers ahve been recorded etc.
 
First, these numbers are "assigned" by your system, not your ISP. They are
as others have pointed out, internal and if you are behind a router and
firewall are not even being broadcast. Even if they were, it would be
pointless to change them.

If your internet name and password have been compromised, changing the above
would be useless. Most ISPs offer a means of changing your user ID and
password. Check their website, you'll probably need to log in at their site
and if you suspect your current user name and password have been
compromised, change them.
 
Oh then my assistance, or lack of in this case, is useless.
I was working off the fact that the IP addresses you were posting were
Verizon's (or at least the same as Verizon users)
but changing them isn't going to do any good if your username were
corrupted.

As far as email being sent from your address that is the result of a few
different viruses that are out there. In most cases it doesn't really mean
anything was actually sent from you.
 
how do you tell if it's static or if it changes? Can this
be used like spyware?
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It's basically just an address. Every machine connected to a network needs
an address.

Everytime you connect to a web server for example, your machine sends it's
address to the server so it knows where to send the information you
requested back.

As long as you're up to date with Windows Update
(http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/) run a firewall/NAT which I guess you
are, as well as have some spyware utilities and virus scanners
(www.lavasoftusa.com and www.grisoft.com for some free ones) just to make
sure, then your system is pretty safe.

Knowing the address of the machine ain't gonna do a lot unless, there's a
way into it. 8-)

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/windows/ Windows XP Resource Site.
http://www.smirnov.demon.co.uk/
http://www.doom3portal.com/ A Doom 3 fansite.

*Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*
 
I'd like to change anything that puts personal information
about me out to the net if my account has been compromised.
 
Since these numbers are largely the same on most computers unless others
have been specifically specified by network admins, it's not unusual for you
to receive an e-mail from a user with such header information even though it
they are the same designated internal IPs on your system.
 
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