How do I get the real IP address of the router to my machine?

Question

I'm using a DSL router with a built in LAN on it. Thus I get an IP address to my machine some thing like 192.168.x.x

I want my PC to get the real IP address provided by the ISP (Service provider) instead above private IP given by the router's LAN.

How to do it? How do I configure router for such a thing?


system details:
I'm running windows XP
I have an ADSL connection
My router is D-Link DSL-2540U ADSL2+ 4-Port Ethernet Router




regards.

Answer 1

These site's below are only IP tracing site's that trace router IP address:

http://www.ipaddresslocation.org/router-ip-address.php

http://www.find-ip-address.org/router-ip-address.php



To find out what is your external IP address check:

http://www.ipaddresslocation.org/ip-address-locator.php

http://www.find-ip-address.org/ip-address-locator.php



Good luck!

Answer 2

As long as you are using a public network and not a lease line (dedicate line) ISP will offers a dynamic table of IP address. The IP address will not to fix is one type such IP address. Except you have another gateway that holding IP dynamic address but the Gateway is still fixed on the predefine machine as 192.168.x.x and your router take a link from here, then you will be able to define a fix IP address from 192.168.xxx.xxx

EG: a Gateway wire Router 192.168.1.1/sub:255.255.255.0 with a ISP link dynamic address . Your Router Dlink linked, IP address could be 192.168.200.1 (either number except gateway ) will be your fix IP address. for the router. When you call your this Dlink router will WLAN IP: 192.168.200.1 Let say you wanted another few PC to have a wireless connection be may as 192.168.200.2 to 254.

Answer 3

If you really need the IP on your PC, call the ISP tech support and see if they will put the modem into "bridge mode". It will no longer act as a router and the Public IP will be directly on the piece of equipment that plug into the router.



Things to note:

- The ISP may be unwilling to do this, this depends on the ISP. They may only allow bridged modems for business class connections.

- If the ISP is willing to allow bridged mode, you may have to install additional software on your PC to use the connection, such as PPPOE software. This allows you to "log in" to the ISP network and get an IP from the ISP DHCP server.

- Even with the modem in bridged mode, you may not receive a static IP.

- With this setup, unless you put in your own router, chances are only one PC will be able to get online. The ISP may allow only one device per connection to receive an IP.

- This will make your PC, no matter what OS you are running, more vulnerable because you are directly connected to the Internet. Other systems on the Internet will be able to directly contact your PC, whereas the router didn't allow new incoming connections to reach your PC.

- It may be easier to see if there is a port forwarding feature in the router, if you can log in to the router. Just forward the needed ports to your PC, leaving your PC less vulnerable that if all traffic was connecting to it.

Answer 4

I believe you are confused.



The ISP issues an IP address on the outside (facing the internet) on the modem. The ip address on the inside (facing your network) is defaulted by the manufacturer (i.e. 192.168.0.1) or assigned by you, your choice. You can change it.



The outside IP address is not changeable by you, nor can you use it inside on your network. It is either static (you pay extra and it doesn't change) or dynamic (it is subject to change by the ISP).



If you want to know what the outside address is, go to:

http://www.whatismyip.com/

It's at the top, middle, in big letters



This site also has a good DSL speed checker too.



Hope this helps your understanding.



Good Luck

Answer 5

If you need the ISP assigned IP address to be assigned to your computer you need to configure the router in bridge mode. Take note only one computer can be connected since the ISP assigns only one IP. Hope this helps to configure the router.

Answer 6

You can GET the IP address assigned to the DSL modem (so you can know it, write it down, whatever) but you can't ASSIGN that IP address to your XP system, if you do you will not be able to get to the internet.



To FIND your internet IP address, go here

http://www.grc.com/default.htm



Half way down the page, click on "Shields Up" under "Hot Spots", the bottom box on the next page will have the DNS name for your connection from your ISP, if any and your IP address in bold near the bottom of the text.

Answer 7

For the router ip address:

Router IP address have private numbers and is set to a default by your router. For example Linksys routers usually have 192.168.1.1, Netgear, D-Link routers usually have 192.168.0.1. and Belkin routers usually have 192.168.2.1



For the internet IP address:

For the Internet ip address means you can visit this site http://www.ip-details.com/ & get the address.

Answer 8

Sometimes routers (in your case your modem/router) will have an option called DMZ, you can enable this, (sometimes you have to configure your computer to match your ISP ip address) This way your modem simply passes all internet information to your computer.

Answer 9

This is easy.



I think there is a useful tool that I used, MAC Scanner which tells you all the IP addresses in your network and their MAC addresses with a scann in 1 second.



ooh, it's free...



say: http://www.colasoft.com/mac_scanner/?prid=07080001

Answer 10

go to the link below