Re: is it possible to get a different ip address?

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From: Lonnie (Lonnie_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:27:01 -0800

I think you hit it right on the nose Audrea. Unfortunately a lot of
games/game servers require seperate and unique IP addresses (on the internet
side, not the private address side such as a LAN). The way it sounds, you
and your friend has two seperate computers connected via a LAN. The router
will pick up from your internet providers server a public internet address,
then the computers behind your router is assigned individual private
addresses, probably in a range such as 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.255
<------ I'm sure there is a wider range, but this is the limits as to what I
know.

Even if you paid for a couple of static addresses (public ip addresses),
then assigned one to each computer, you would then have difficulty with your
router's security, in fact, you would both be visible on the internet with no
protection at all from the router.

Besides all this (yes there is more :) ) even if you was to get around all
that and have security, the ip addresses that you need...etc..etc...then you
would have to deal with BANDWIDTH. Is there enough of it for both of you to
be online at the same time while playing games? Gaming takes a buttload of
bandwidth even with just one playing online, but when you start getting into
multiple players on the same DSL line, or cable, well then you're always
going to have some trouble with your connection. Multiple users browsing is
a whole lot different than mutltiple users gaming. I hope this helps and
that I didn't bore you to tears :)

Lonnie

"Audrea" wrote:

>
> Ok I have a question in regards to the linksys router....I have been
> having trouble logging onto the online game i play while my bf is
> online in the game....either i can't log in at all or one of us gets
> frozen and has to log out....im wondering if that is because both of
> our pc's have the same ip address or is that the way its supposed to
> be? I have been trying to figure this out all day and finally came
> across this thread about the same router im trying to figure
> out....thanks Audrea
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Please reply to news group. Wrote:
> > If you're concerned, get a software firewall, such as the free version
> > of ZoneAlarm.
> >
> > NobodyMan wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 03:46:49 GMT, "BigJim" woody10277@hotmail.com
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > "Humpfries" humpdy85@hotmail.com wrote in message
> > news:eCi9wqbzDHA.560@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >
> > I have Win XP and Win 98 networked with a Linksys router for the
> > internet.
> > The two computers have different ip addresses. Is it possible for me
> > to
> > manually change the ip address to one of the computers if I wanted to?
> > Since I have broadband internet, I'm concerned about hackers as I keep
> > my
> > computer online a lot. Here's a better question. With a router, is
> > my
> > computer protected from hackers because they do not "see" my ip address
> > of
> > my two computers?? I'm confused on this because I have heard of
> > different
> > things.
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > Q1: Is it possible for me to manually change the ip address to one of
> > the
> > computers if I wanted to that are networked?
> > Q2: With a router, is my computer protected from hackers because they
> > do
> > not see my ip address of my two computers?
> > Q3: How safe is a router as compared to a software firewall like
> > Norton?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > your router has a hardware firewall which makes your computers
> > invisible on
> > the net
> > of course no matter what safety protection you put up if the guy on
> > the
> > other end is good enough
> > nothing can protect you. The router firewall will keep out the script
> > kitties out.
> >
> >
> > Actually, most cable/dsl routers sold for in-home use don't actually
> > have a "built-in firewall." They do Network Address Translation
> > (NAT), but that isn't really a true firewall.
> >
>
>
> --
> Audrea
>

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