 OT: How Can I Find My IP Address? |
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| Bruce Allert |
 Jul 28 2004, 06:24 PM
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Hellions asleep  Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Tuesday morning I could not get on line or get connected with Outlook for Email. My wife & I are networked & share the comcast cable. Up until now everything was fine, no roblems. 2 days before my problem she installed a new firewall on her computer. I don't know if this has anything to do with my not being able to get online but it seems a little suspect. I want to know my IP address because she can see when her computer gets pinged. If it's mine doin the pinging we should be able to un-block me & I'll have access again. We are networked thru her computer.
Anyone got any ideas? ........b ps. online from work! <_< |
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| Qarl |
Jul 28 2004, 06:31 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None  |
Right click on My Network Places. then select Properties
Right click on Local Area Connection and select properties Select TCP/IP and then go to Properties It will give you your local IP address |
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| Qarl |
Jul 28 2004, 06:34 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
If My Network Places is not on your desktop, then click the Start button and you will see My Network Places towards the top.
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| Aaron Cox |
Jul 28 2004, 06:40 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,542 Joined: 1-February 03 From: Corona, CA Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
http://www.whatismyip.comi kid you not,
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| Ctrout |
Jul 28 2004, 06:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: 20-May 04 From: Mountain Home, ID. Member No.: 2,091 |
Go to the start menu click on run. Type "cmd" then enter. at the command prompt thpe "ipconfig" then enter. All of your IP settings will be displayed.
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| Qarl |
Jul 28 2004, 06:46 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
whatismyip.com will give you the static IP of your ISP provider (if you have one). It will not tell you what your local IP address, which is what I believe Bruce is trying to find.
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| lapuwali |
Jul 28 2004, 07:02 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
The "Command Prompt" and "ipconfig" method will work on many versions of Windows, and that IP will be the IP of the machine you're sitting in front of, but knowing this may not help.
The problem you're likely seeing here is the new firewall isn't configured to forward traffic to your machine. You need to look at the settings for "Network Address Translation" (NAT) if you're both going to be able to share the same cable connection. One problem you face here is that it's very likely the IP of your box isn't fixed, but can change over time. Many boxes are now set up using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), which generates a new address for you, perhaps regularly while you're connected, sometimes only when you power up again. Basically, there's an "outside" IP (which is what whatsmyip would report), and two "inside" IPs. Your wife's box has both an outside and an inside IP. Your box only has an inside IP. The firewall software is supposed to be able to allow connections from your box and forward the traffic out, then forward the return traffic back to you (this is NAT). To the cable company, it looks like you only have one IP address (the outside IP on your wife's box), and it looks like all requests from both computers are coming from (and returning to) that one IP address. The NAT software handles splitting it back out again. If the instructions of the firewall software you purchased are too difficult to figure out (or don't exist), a far less aggrevating way to handle this is to buy a hardware firewall/router, which are cheap ($30-60), from a vendor like Linksys or Netgear, and are nearly self-configuring these days. They'll work with any version of Windows, and require no software configuration. |
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| skline |
Jul 28 2004, 07:25 PM
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Born to Drive Group: Members Posts: 7,910 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 17 Region Association: Southern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Software fiewalls are crap, get yourself a linksys broadband router and turn it on and be done with it, trash the software firewall, they are more trouble than they are worth.
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| SirAndy |
Jul 28 2004, 07:49 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,257 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) ipconfig will give you all the info you need ...
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Andy |
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| Bruce Allert |
Jul 28 2004, 09:20 PM
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Hellions asleep Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE Posted on Jul 28 2004, 06:02 PM a far less aggrevating way to handle this is to buy a hardware firewall/router, which are cheap ($30-60), from a vendor like Linksys or Netgear, and are nearly self-configuring these days. QUOTE Posted on Jul 28 2004, 06:25 PM Software fiewalls are crap, get yourself a linksys broadband router and turn it on and be done with it, trash the software firewall, they are more trouble than they are worth. QUOTE Posted on Jul 28 2004, 05:40 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go to the start menu click on run. Type "cmd" then enter. at the command prompt thpe "ipconfig" then enter. All of your IP settings will be displayed. Thanks guys and thanks to Sean too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) I finally called Comcast and this nice Lady with a SUPER nice hispanic accent did what all of you said. ... START/RUN/ ipconfig... disconnect LINKSYS & go direct then back again. She got me up & runnin. It's just like working on the 914. Once you do something you don't forget & I got this written down! (prolly fergit it by mornin tho!) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ..........b |
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| Bruce Allert |
Jul 28 2004, 09:43 PM
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Hellions asleep Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Almost forgot..
So, with this Linksys Router I don't need a firewall??? It says it's a "LYNKSYS 5 group workgroup Hub". For once I can tell my wife she's puting too much shit on her computer!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) ...........b |
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| skline |
Jul 28 2004, 09:54 PM
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Born to Drive Group: Members Posts: 7,910 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 17 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Bruce Allert @ Jul 28 2004, 08:43 PM) Almost forgot.. So, with this Linksys Router I don't need a firewall??? It says it's a "LYNKSYS 5 group workgroup Hub". For once I can tell my wife she's puting too much shit on her computer!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) ...........b No, You have a Linksys hub, not a router, a hub is just a network collision maker, get yourself a Linksys Broadband router with a 4 port switch, then you will have a firewall and a faster switch. The hub would work fine for networking up to 5 computers but it serves no other purpose. It does not let you share a broadband connection, its your wifes computer that is sharing the connection with you and from what you said, she is most likely running XP. |
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| Bruce Allert |
Jul 28 2004, 10:10 PM
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Hellions asleep Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
actually she's running ME and you're right, now that I think about it, I am sharing the connection with her computer. Thanks buddy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
.........b |
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| dinomium |
Jul 28 2004, 11:09 PM
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Git on a chair son, all the good stuff is goin over yer head! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,777 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Bremerton, WA Member No.: 74 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Windows ME????
Oooh I am Sorry! |
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| skline |
Jul 29 2004, 12:09 AM
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Born to Drive Group: Members Posts: 7,910 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 17 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(dinomium @ Jul 28 2004, 10:09 PM) Windows ME???? Oooh I am Sorry! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) ME is the absolute worst OS you could possible run. I would look into upgrading her tomorrow. Bring her to at least 2000. Upgrade her RAM and get her on a 32 bit OS. |
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| r_towle |
Jul 29 2004, 07:50 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Depending upon what you are doing and what you want to protect, a hardware firewall is not very secure.
Software firewalls give a more granular security that is needed to block alot of the common attempts. I would suggest you read the manual on her firewall as well as read the manual on the linksys router/switch (If you get one) Please if you do nothing else, change the default settings on the router before you are online to long. Also, if you upgrade to XP (Which you should) get ALL the patches from microsoft immediately. I got hacked while I was downloading the patches for XP....it was amazing how fast I was found, but I think I was already on someones list before I upgraded.... Good Luck. Rich |
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