Send data through same IP?

Question

I wanted to know how I could send data through the same IP address, i.e. I have 2 computers on a wireless network, sharing the same ip address. Without a FTP program is it possible? and how thanks

Answer 1

two computers on the same local area network cannot have the same IP address and yes you need an application such as an FTP client or web browser to send data.

Answer 2

Two computers on the same network, wired or wireless must have two distinct IP addresses. If the both share the same IP address, the first computer to boot up will acquire that address and the second will continually attempt to connect. The second computer will not be accessible on the network and cannot access the network.

If the connection works and both computers are accessible on the same network, then the IP addresses of each computer is different from the other.

Unless the computer(s) are set to get an IP address automatically via DHCP, the IP addresses are static and the above conditions apply.

So long as you have a network connection that works, it's quite simple to transfer data between the two computers using copying, moving, and syncronizing (and FTP).

I myself have tried to use the two IP addresses on my network at the same time. It failed. One of the computers must be logged off of the network for the other to access.

The FTP program is not a necessity in file tranfer on a LAN. It would make it easier, but it is not required.

Good luck with your data transfer. If you somehow get the two computers with the same static IP addresses to send data to each other on the same network, please let me know. I'm always learning.

Answer 3

If you have two computers on a wireless network, they do NOT have the same IP address. The first three segments of the address will be the same but the last segment of three digits MUST be different. Example:
one comp may be 200.200.100.101 and the other might be 200.200.100.110. There will ALWAYS be a difference in the last segment, otherwise the network would send all data to both computers.

If you are using windows on both computers, just set up a home network, using the home networking wizard, then set the folders where the files are, and where you want them to go, to be shared (means they are available over the network) and just drag & drop like you would on a single machine.

Answer 4

If both computers are connected to a router, then they both have the same "external" ip address. (double check this by going to http://www.ipchicken.com on each computer,... the ip is the same)

the reason for this, is that you are accessing the internet through your internet service provider and they have assigned you this IP so that you can send and receive file and data from the internet. This ip is given to your router, which it... routes to the correct computer that requested the information. so.. external is how you communicate with the "internet"



The INTERNAL IP is very much different...
Internal IP is how your computers communicate with each other. You can not have both computers with the same internal IP, because the router will not know which one to send packets of information to. Each computer needs a different name, or internal IP so other computers in the network or your router know to who to send files or information. to see your internal ip, click... start>run>cmd then in command prompt type the following
ipconfig /all

then enter... you will see all sorts of information, look for IP address... and that will be your internal IP (what "address" other computers and devices in the network will know to send data to)


hope this helps,... might I ask, why you would want 2 computers with the same IP?



good luck

Answer 5

Two PC's cannot have the same IP address.

If you have two wireless PC's, they will each need to have a different IP. However, you CAN have a single IP address from your Internet Provider hooked up to the wireless router.

The two PC's will have different local IP addresses, but both will get internet through the router which can have a single IP.