i have a linksys router connecting two computers but when i go to whatismyipaddress.com to check my ip address both my computers have the same ip address. how do i make it so that both computers have different ip address?
2006-12-02 01:43:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
As others have said, your router presents a different IP address to the outside world than it uses on your internal network. In particular, it maps your entire LAN to one externally visible IP address, so that computers that might be 192.168.0.1, .0.2, and .0.3 internally will all be (for example) 68.234.56.78 externally. As you can imagine, if this didn't happen, there wouldn't be enough IP addresses to go around.
2006-12-02 06:03:51 · answer #1 · answered by MarnenLK 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your linksys router functions as a "splitter" for your network. Your internet service provider (ISP) hands your router a SINGLE IP address. And your router hands your two computers two different "non-routable" IP address (probably 192.168.x.x). This process is called "NATing".
You will need to contact your ISP if you want more than one IP address. They will proably charge you for it though. Static (Dedicated) IP address are very valuable.
2006-12-02 01:57:11 · answer #2 · answered by arcaemous 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the router gives one address over the internet. The router configures separate ip addresses to your computer. The ip address the router gives to the internet might be something like 68.123.152.10, but from the computer to the router will be something like 192.168.1.1 for one computer and 192.168.1.2 for the second computer.
2006-12-02 01:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by tw0cl0n3m3 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What you are seeing is your WAN address or your router's IP address.
If have Cable broadbad it is static or semi static IP, you cannot receive different IPs - your computers share the IP address thru your router. Your routher uses NAT to distingush which computer is requesting what over the internet.
If you are using DSL and require and login/password, log into your service on both computers. This will give both computers different IP addresses.
2006-12-02 01:47:54 · answer #4 · answered by ninesunz 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Change the setting in the Router Configuration to Dynamic instead of static. That means the router will automatically assign a 192.168.1.? address to it.
John
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2006-12-02 01:53:24 · answer #5 · answered by A+ Certified Professional 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can't have two from the same connection. It's not the router, it's your ISP.
2006-12-02 01:45:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋