i have 2 computers ...can i configure it single ip address?

Answer 1

Yes it is possible because you need a router to run the two through the same dsl box and the router retains the address. The two computers use the router as a mask.

Answer 2

What normally happens when you wish to connect more than one user to the internet, you must have a router in place (Either software installed on a computer that acts as a router or a hardware based router like one you would get from D-link, SMC, Linksys,etc...). What happens is the router then takes the external IP given to you by your ISP and then clones your computer's mac address (allowing the company to only see your computer.) which allows the router to be seen as your computer (though you know that it's your router.). Now what happens now is the router is now assigned what ip and subnet mask settings your ip has assigned you, and will now act as your DHCP server (if you have enabled this option) and gateway. So now everyone you connect to the router will now get a internal ip (normally 192.168.0 1 - 192.168.0.255, though it varies from company to company) will now have access to an internal ip via the router internal network and resources as well as access to the internet.

Your router and network behind the router can not be seen by anyone other than you, or unless you allow a computer to be seen in the demilitarized zone (DMZ). What this does is it allows one machine to be seen as the primary holder of the external ip. So, say you have 10 pc's connected to the router, however you want a computer to act as a web server. Now instead of setting up port forwarders, you can place the web server in the demilitarized zone and it will be seen with both the internal and external ip. So you could connect to it if your external ip was 65.78.4.2, thats what people and the internet would see it was, while you would also see it as 192.168.0.44 in your internal network.

"In computer networks, a DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a computer host or small network inserted as a "neutral zone" between a company's private network and the outside public network. It prevents outside users from getting direct access to a server that has company data. (The term comes from the geographic buffer zone that was set up between North Korea and South Korea following the UN "police action" in the early 1950s.) A DMZ is an optional and more secure approach to a firewall and effectively acts as a proxy server as well.

In a typical DMZ configuration for a small company, a separate computer (or host in network terms) receives requests from users within the private network for access to Web sites or other companies accessible on the public network. The DMZ host then initiates sessions for these requests on the public network. However, the DMZ host is not able to initiate a session back into the private network. It can only forward packets that have already been requested.

Users of the public network outside the company can access only the DMZ host. The DMZ may typically also have the company's Web pages so these could be served to the outside world. However, the DMZ provides access to no other company data. In the event that an outside user penetrated the DMZ host's security, the Web pages might be corrupted but no other company information would be exposed. "

Answer 3

I think its ironic how people have assumed what hardware or setup the asker has and have said yes or no when all you have to do is simply ask the asker to explain what hardware they have so far and how they have it configured so far and then go from there with regards to answering his question more specifically so as to help him more......

So far he only asked if you can assign a static ip address ( which was what I gathered from the Q )

Yes you can assign a static ip address, whether it will work or not will depend on the setup / configuration in terms of hardware and other factors.

So if you post back with more info , we will be able to help you better :)

Just my $0.02 :) take it or leave it :)

Answer 4

Yes. (If they are not on the same network).

IP Identifies a computer so you can't give same identity to both computers. They must have different IP if they want to communicate with each other.

If you want to access Internet from both machines then you will have to configure one of them as Gateway.

Answer 5

No, the ip address is unique in the network. You can use another IP from the same subnet.

Answer 6

yes you can configure it with a single IP address.
however thats possible only if you use d same connectivity cables and wires for both d comps

Answer 7

Not for a LAN --- that defeats the purpose. But your Internet IP will be common, regardless of whether its dynamic or static, which is where the router comes in.

Answer 8

why u want single IP address.
Would u feel good if your father had kept you and your brother/sister a single name

Answer 9

if you do that , the PCs won't see each other, there will be an IP conflict

Answer 10

um, yeah.