An IP address is a unique network-level identifier assigned to a network-enabled device.
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Getting the local IP address in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
I am trying to get my locally assigned IP address from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with ifconfig and what I'm getting is my external IP address (in other words, it's the same IP I see on whatismyip.com)
When ...
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How discover duplicate IP using Ubuntu? (is it possible to have duplicate ip?)
I have a problem in network sharing using SMB protocol.
I think it's related to IP-duplicating issue. How to detect this.
Note: I'm using Ubuntu on my desktop the other are using various OSs (win xp, ...
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What does “ :: ” mean in my connections ? (“TCP local address :: port 49157”)
It says:
TCP local address :: port 49157
remote port N/A etc.
status listen
There are several connections listed under svchost.exe, services.exe, Issas.exe, wininit.exe, system. I have no ...
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How can I hide my IP without using a proxy?
I've been trying to do this for some time. I have installed Hamachi and used in correlation with privoxy. This is all well and good except I'd like to accomplish this without the use of a proxy ...
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Ping [computer] get strange IP address
On my local network, I have multiple computers that I connect to. I don't typically remember the IP address nor do I care. This morning, I went to RDP put "Sam" in the field and pressed enter. It ...
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I'm using Cisco Packet Tracer for Simulation and got error “ip address overlaps with..etc”
The 1st row is for my router and the 2nd row is for my LAN. What's wrong? Is my IP addressing and subnetting wrong? I already checked my configuration.
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Why does computer connected via wireless and wired have different address but same name?
I have a Thomson TG585 v7 router that can be access via a webbrowser on ipaddress http://192.168.1.254/ I have various computers connected to it via wireless or ethernet in some cases both and I've ...
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Find all past desktop IP addresses
Is there a way to find some type of log file that saves all IP address that were assigned to a desktop?
I changed an static IP of a desktop (switched it to DHCP) of mine and i can not recall what the ...
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How to troubleshoot DHCP problems?
This question was originally titled "How to gather information about suspicious wireless access point?" but then this topic has been moved to another question, leaving here discussion of connection ...
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Assign IP's to certian mac addresses in dd-wrt
I have a Linksys WRT54G/GL/GS that I am running DD-WRT v24-sp2 (10/10/09) vpn - build 13064 on it and for the life of me I can not find a way to assign ip's based on Mac address. Basically I have a ...
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Get Hostname from IP address/MAC address
I have a list of IP addresses and MAC addresses connected to my local network, but I need to get the hostnames of each device, is there a command line or terminal (mac) command for this?
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How can i assign multiple IP addresses to an NIC (possibly software solution)?
I am connected to a network that assigns my IP address via DHCP, but i also need to assign my NIC an IP address that is not in the network's address range. Is this possible, maybe with some "virtual ...
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Understanding the black magic of IPv6 addresses
my router (AVM Fritz Box) is supporting 6to4. So far it works but I want to understand what's going on. The last few hours I spent on a IPv6 book. There are many things I understand now but there is ...
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How to blacklist IPs on Windows 7?
I'm trying to find something similar to iptables in Linux for Windows. I've tried using Windows firewall as well as editing the host file to block specific IPs, but had no success. I've also tried ...
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Could you help me to understand netstat output?
I am trying to figure out how to get IP of a suspicious access point I am using to access the internet. Running netstat, I get the following:
$ netstat -rn
Routing tables
Internet:
Destination ...
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How to use different ip address between virtual machine and your laptop?
How to use different ip address between virtual machine and laptop. For laptop, my os is mac. And within my laptop, i run a virtual machine (vbox). The os within vbox is ubuntu 11. Thank you.
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how IP ban system works
Can anyone tell me how the IP ban system works. I have Dynamic IP, every time i start my PC I have a different IP. I want to know how a site (like a chat system) knows my IP and it keeps me banned...
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Can you have a class C IP address with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0?
Can you have a class C IP address with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0?
What happens when you have a setting like this?
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In computer networks, when is a MAC address used and when is an IP Address used?
MAC address and IP address are used to uniquely identify a computer. When is an IP address used and when is a MAC address used?
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Opera doesn't recognize 0.0.0.0 as localhost. Is this behaviour standard-conform?
Opera (version 10.10) under Linux (don't know about other OSes) does not recognize http://0.0.0.0/ as local address (http://127.0.0.1/) , while Firefox does.
What is the difference between these ...
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How can I know IP address of the sender in Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail?
Is there a way to know sender's IP address sent in Gmail/Yahoo Mail/Hotmail any mail?
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Configuring static IP address for using remote desktop
I dont know whether this is right place to ask my question or not.
I have a static IP address provided by my ISP. I have three machines at my home. What I want is to access one of my machine having ...
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Class D ip address
Is there mask for class D ip address? As it is for multicast, I am not sure about it.
I read somewhere that D ip addressas are 32-bit network addresses and they dont have hostID, but in the following ...
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Given a PC's MAC address, can I find its IP?
Is there a way to get the IP address when all you have is the MAC of an item?
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Difference between intranet IP Address and internet IP Address
My computer has 2 IP Addresses, one is 192.168.1.100 and the other is 78.x.x.x.
If connecting to a socket, what IP address would a program outside of my network use, and how would it differentiate ...
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D-LINK DIR-615 router keeps giving my wireless devices bad ip addresses
I have a D-LINK DIR-615 router, and wired devices have no problem getting an IP, however; wireless devices end up with a 169.254.. address (subsequently, they cannot access the internet through the ...
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Is 225.225.225.128 a valid subnet mask?
I have been told that we have two devices on a network:
10.40.225.142 and 10.40.225.144
These devices both have
Gateway 10.40.225.129
Subnet mask 225.225.225.128 (note 225 is Not a typo)
These ...
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Understanding the static IP I just purchased
I just purchased a static IP from my ISP. The tech installed a cable modem and gave me some information:
IP Address: 1.2.3.61
Gateway: 1.2.3.62
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.252
I could mindlessly ...
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Do you get given your own IP address on dialup?
Do you get given your own IP address on dialup?
I am trying to test remote connections from outside my LAN. Will I be given an IP address that I can use for remote desktop and assistance?
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NIC card using strange IP address
I'm using Windows Vista on a laptop, and while my wireless card works fine and takes the address the wireless router's DHCP server gives it, for some reason when I plug my (built-in) laptop NIC port ...
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How to remove .local dns suffix on Windows 7?
I am using a speaker share application called SpeakerShare. What it does is simply share a server's speaker. When I am trying to connect to a server from a client, the server returns ...
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How can I setup a router to assign IP addresses to all connections through a 24-port hub?
How can I do that? Also is there any router that is already ready to handle something like that? Is there any other recommended setup to solve this problem. This is a relatively low budget (probably ...
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Adding localhost entry to Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file with port number
I have set up a local site under IIS 7.5 under port 900. to access it I should type localhost:900 in the address bar.
I'm a little bit familiar with the System32\Drivers\etc\hosts file and I know I ...
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Locally, External IP Resolves to Router Admin
I have a Belkin F5D7230-4 router, and I don't have many problems with it, however one thing which has always bugged me is that its admin page is accessible locally via two locations: 192.168.2.1 and ...
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Display tracert on Google or Bing Maps
Is there a program of perhaps website that can display a list of ip-adresses on Google or Bing maps?
For instance, if I do tracert -d www.youtube.com, I'll get a bunch of IP-addresses, displaying the ...
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How to get both IPv4 and IPv6 dynamic address
Running dhclient gets me an IPv4 address.
Running dhclient -6 gets me an IPv6 address.
And the man page says you can't combine v4 and v6. So how to get both v4 and v6 addresses at the same time?
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What is the best way to get the external internet gateway IP reported periodically?
I have a OS X Server behind an airport extreme, serving services via opened ports on the airport.
The server has a 10.0.x.x local address, always the same one.
The airport extreme gets it's external ...
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Reserve DHCP slots for certian users?
My company has alot of outside suppliers and contractors who need access to our wifi network. Currently, we only allow DHCP to hand out 20 addresses for our quest Wifi network. This typically fill up ...
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Can't get IPv6 address using radvd on wireless interface on windows, wired works fine
I set up my router to use OpenWRT and set it up to use IPv6 using a tunnel form SixXs. I'm having problems with stateless autoconfiguration using radvd. On my computer, wired connection can get its ...
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How to find my VPN client IP in windows
When I run ipconfig and I get the following:
C:\Documents and Settings\grmsrh14>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . ...
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Can't connect Printer (MP980) wirelessly(or with ethernet) to computers
I have an N1 Vision, it gives devices an IP in the 192.168.2.x range and I've just connected my printer to the network using ethernet and on the printer's screen (the printer is canon MP980) it says ...
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IP Address Range Calculation Logic
I want to calculate
Network Address
Address Of First Host
Address Of Last Host
Broadcast address
when an IP address of the network is given. is there any standard calculate to solve this ...
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How to configure to run two Browsers with different IP address?
I have two IP addresses assigned by my ISP, and I want to use both. I'd like to assign each one to a different browser.
Is this possible? What do I need to do to achieve this? My OS is Windows ...
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Connecting to ethernet device with fixed IP via Linksys router
I have this board with IP address 192.168.5.124 (can't be changed). I must connect to it via an ethernet cable and then use Modbus for communication.
I am currently having problems seeing this device ...
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How to bind IP address to MAC address in Windows XP?
I want to bind IP address to MAC address on my computer, how to do it?
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How can I allow a Limited User to change TCP/IP settings, while strictly maintaining the principle of least privilege?
In Windows XP or Windows Server 2003:
I have a laptop configured with software for network-based vulnerability scanning of systems. The reason this is put on a laptop instead of a desktop or server, ...
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Find if IP Address is in use
I'm trying to find if an IP address is in use. I don't want to rely on ping, as most of our hosts have ICMP echo and reply turned off.
I'm looking for something that mimics window's "IP Address ...
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Selecting which IP address to use for outgoing requests from behind a NAT
Our organization has several external IP addresses. I am behind 2 layers of NAT and the servers choose which IP address to route my traffic to.
Can I specify which IP address to use when finally ...
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Static IP addr for just a particular access point in Vista
I want to give my brother-in-law's machine a static IP address when he connects to his wireless access point at home using Vista. When I do, though, it changes it universally, and it breaks him ...
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How to set the same static IP address for LAN and wifi interfaces on a Win7 laptop?
When I'm at my desk at home, I connect to my network through my Ethernet LAN port. Sometimes however I have to get up and move my computer around (such as to connect it to a TV in another room), so I ...
