This is a pretty basic question. I know that IP addresses in the range of 192.168.x.x are for personal use
and are assigned by DHCP (right?).
My ISP of course has their own range of "real" IP addresses, but unless I ask for or get a static one of those,
I get one of the 192.168 ones.
If I have 3 devices in my house, isn't it true that of these three (192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3),
each device could get any one of these depending upon the order they are powered on?
Therefore, how can a bulletin board recognize me if I try to log in after I was booted off? How would they
distinguish my 192.168.0.1 from the many others at my ISP?
Does the ISP really send one of their IP addresses to the BB? If so, how is that different from me having
a static IP address?
Thanks,
Mitch
and are assigned by DHCP (right?).
My ISP of course has their own range of "real" IP addresses, but unless I ask for or get a static one of those,
I get one of the 192.168 ones.
If I have 3 devices in my house, isn't it true that of these three (192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3),
each device could get any one of these depending upon the order they are powered on?
Therefore, how can a bulletin board recognize me if I try to log in after I was booted off? How would they
distinguish my 192.168.0.1 from the many others at my ISP?
Does the ISP really send one of their IP addresses to the BB? If so, how is that different from me having
a static IP address?
Thanks,
Mitch