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IP Addresses

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  • 04-10-2007 9:02pm
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    Conor108
    Registered Users Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭


    Just a quick question about IP Addresses since I'm not really sure about them. Guess I'm a 'n00b'. Anyway, I went onto Bebo and it said my IP address was 194.xx.xxx.xx so I opened up command prompt and executed 'ipconfig' and that IP wasn't listed. I pinged it, and the yoke said 1 ms round trip. Then I pinged the localhost and there was 0 ms round trip. So I was just wondering why the 'ipconfig' is different to the one Bebo gives me.

    Thanks:)


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,349 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Conor108 wrote:
    Just a quick question about IP Addresses since I'm not really sure about them. Guess I'm a 'n00b'. Anyway, I went onto Bebo and it said my IP address was 194.xx.xxx.xx so I opened up command prompt and executed 'ipconfig' and that IP wasn't listed. I pinged it, and the yoke said 1 ms round trip. Then I pinged the localhost and there was 0 ms round trip. So I was just wondering why the 'ipconfig' is different to the one Bebo gives me.

    Thanks:)

    That IP will be the one Bebo sees, so it may be from your router or proxy instead if you're behind them.


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    Vokes
    Registered Users Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    The one listed on bebo is probably your router's external IP address, which is visible to the outside world.

    And the one in ipconfig is your own computer's IP address doled out to you by the router.


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    Conor108
    Registered Users Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Ah I see! Thanks


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    Twatbadger
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    Usually works out as a 192.168.1.xxx number on your NAT when behind the router.

    Your Internet IP will be anything within your ISPs IP range

    essentially your router is like a proxy


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