Re: Linksys home network problems
John Navas wrote:
> On 7 Aug 2006 09:57:24 -0700, "Amanda" <amanda772008@yahoo.com> wrote in
> <1154969844.540890.56550@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>:
>
> >I'd like to get confirmation about something. If I have the DHCP from
> >the router enabled, the outside world sees only one static IP address
> >while each PC on the network would have different dynamic IP addresses,
> >right?
>
> The outside world sees only one _public_ ("WAN" or "Internet") IP
> address. The inside machines all have different _private_ IP ("LAN") IP
> addresses. The router translates traffic between the one public IP
> address and the private IP addresses so that all inside machines can
> share that one public IP address, which may be either _static_
> (unchanging) or (more often) _dynamic_ (changing).
Since I didn't buy a static IP address from ISP, I guess it would be
dynamic.
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes> |