Recently my parents pc was missing numbers from the default gateway and Verizon stated, that they had to contact HP to receive the missing numbers. If anyone knows how IP are given I would like to know.
2006-08-29 04:48:31 · 8 answers · asked by kandi911 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Your Internet Provider assigns you an IP address. It can either be static ( assigned to you semi permanently) or dynamic assigned to you every time you connect.
If you have a router, your router assigns IP addresses within your local network, taking the incoming messages and assigning them appropriely, but to the outside world the router uses the IP address your Internet Provider assigns you.
2006-08-29 04:55:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you have the MAC address and the IP address confused. MAC addresses are specific non repeating numbers assigned to manufactors or network capable devices. These numbers are used to identify a single specific device and since these numbers are assigned in ranges to specific manufactors they will not be repeated. This is probably the 'address' that Verizon was looking for. This is not the same as an IP address.
IP addresses can be assigned by any number of methods including 'static assigned' which means you can specify what the IP address is and it never changes. IP address are kind of like street addresses on the internet highway. Internet providors are given a range of IP addresses that they can use. These addresses are the 'passed out' to their users when they connect through a process call DHCP servers. Here's how it works...
You connect to verizon with your modem/router.
Your router then passes it's MAC address to verizon along with authenication information.
Verizon recongizes the user info and assigns an IP address (from the range of addresses they have been given) to the MAC address of your device.
Verizon then tells your router.. here's your new IP address.
Your router then stores that IP address as it's 'Gateway' address.
Inside your home network your router then assigns a range of 'Private' IP addresses for use on your network.
Your PC connects to your router and passes it's MAC address to the router and request IP address.
Your router assigns an IP address and associates your MAC address to it.
At the same time your router tells your PC that your Internet Gateway address is the IP address given to it by verizon.
When you make a request for 'Yahoo Answers' your PC sends the request to the IP gateway address through your router which then forwards that request on to Yahoo!
As you can see.. if you've made it this far... in a simple home network with a broadband connection there are multiple possiblities for IP address assigning. The only STATIC address for any device (ie one that doesn't change) is the MAC address.
Whew... hope this helps and answers your question!
2006-08-29 05:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by wrkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Internet Provider.
2006-08-29 04:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Internet Service Provider.
2006-08-29 04:52:08 · answer #4 · answered by InnerSymbiance 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The letters ( IP ) stand for "Internet Provider) so the provider issues the number.
2006-08-29 04:52:47 · answer #5 · answered by pappy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IP addresses are given by a DHCP server. It can be your router, modem or a server at your ISP. It doesn't sound like Verizon has a clue what they are talking about. Try this:
Open a command prompt (Start-->Run-->cmd) and type ipconfig /renew
2006-08-29 04:52:25 · answer #6 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IP address, gateway, netmask are all provided by the ISP.
2006-08-29 04:51:38 · answer #7 · answered by Bors 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's ISP unless you have a router. ISP provides to the PC through the modem. If you have a router, ISP provide to the router, and the router provides to PC.
2006-08-29 04:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by scotty_b_1976 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋