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IP address in LAN


(1) What is my and others real IP address on same lan? Can we still have a unique IP despite the fact that we share the same router/LAN? and how does the IPs are assigned?

Thanks!


Solution

  • If you use a router to access the internet you probably have a DHCP Server running on the router as well. This gives each computer a unique IP address wit a lease of x-days.

    From the net only your public (mostly dynamic) ip address is shown to others.

    Inside you private local net you have private ip addresses like 192.168.x.x/class C.

    Easy way to find out your ip addess on your local computer: open a cmd shell and type "ipconfig /all". Then you see your IP address and also the gateway (which is your router).