IP Addresses
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what is interesting to think about...is that right now, everyone in the world that owns a linksys router (or any router for that matter) is using the same ip address.
that is where the routing table and ip classes come into play.
there is a specific class of ips known as private ips.
for instance...my testing bed websrever runs on ip address:
192.168.1.4
but, since it's a private class ip, it is the same one that joe down the street may be using.
what sucks about this though - is an ISP can buy up a small block of public ip addresses, use them for their point of contact routers, and then dish privates off onto their dsl customers - which is what socket does to me.
so, my 10.0.1.xxx ip from socket is just like my 192.168.1.4 ip on my private lan.
sure, you can do some lookup with the right tools to track down the 10. address...but it still won't really do much for you.
it is good for isp's because it is cheaper...it is bad for customers because i can never host a live production server from my house unless i pay for a static ip. which is about a hundred bucks more than regular service.
it's all about port forwarding magic.
:)
it's best to understand that the internet is just small internets connected to eachother.