True Mohammad, you need to go to that site to know your *internet ip address, *as ipconfig /all only shows your adapters ip/details
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Mohammad AbuShady <[email protected]>wrote: > I think you are confusing the LAN IP with the internet IP, And yes servers > get your IP unless you are using a proxy, your LAN ip is pretty much useless > on the internet because it's not used by any one except your own > router/switch/access point or w/e the network design is.. > > > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 1:27 AM, N3TS3cure <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No, servers do not know your computer's IP, at least not usually. >> ipconfig /all takes the ip address from your adapters (and thus your >> access point) directly. >> >> The best that a website is going to get is the address of the nearest >> internet hub, or if theyre lucky the y'll get your access point or >> router. But they shouldn't get your IP address. Thats why when you go >> to services like this, you normally get the name of the closest town. >> >> On Nov 22, 5:02 pm, Mohammad AbuShady <[email protected]> wrote: >> > i don't think that ipconfig /all would always print the right ip, i'd >> prefer >> > ceresia's method, use a website to get your ip, because any server knows >> > what your ip is just by visiting it. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:59 AM, N3TS3cure <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > ^ assuming that they are aware of it >.> >> > >> > > Assuming that this isnt something shady or illegal/stalking-ish, if >> > > they have a windows computer, you could walk them through the command >> > > prompt IPCONFIG /ALL command >> > >> > > On Nov 22, 1:01 pm, Ceresia <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > AbuShady is correct, but just ask the person to go tohttp:// >> > >www.whatismyip.com >> > >> > > > That should tell them the closest modem related IP address to the >> > > > "Cloud" >> > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > > "Computer Tech Support" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to >> > > [email protected]. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > [email protected]<computer-tech-support%[email protected]> >> <computer-tech-support%2b[email protected]> >> > > . >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en.- Hide >> quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Computer Tech Support" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<computer-tech-support%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Computer Tech Support" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<computer-tech-support%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en. > -- Thank you, Rose ________________________________________ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en.
