Pesarif: The IP which seems to be the local machine is called the loopback address. It is necessary. Why this is, I cannot say, other than that was the way things were set up with IP when it was developed. The remote IP address should be that of the device your machine uses to connect to the network or internet.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of pesarif Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 4:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] Why do I have 2 IPs? Hi! I use 56K dialup. And in kppp/Details, I have a "Local" and "Remote" IP. By telneting into both IPs, it seems that the "Local" IP is actually my computer... So why do I have 2 IPs? What does it achieve? Windows doesn't do this, I think. Thanks, pesarif
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