Can we have 2 accounts on the same IP here?

commoncents123

I'm sure it's perfectly fine as I assume, but I just wanted to make 100% sure that I'm not going to violate the rules of a membership that is important to me... would it be OK to have 2 ID's on the same IP here (for a friend who still has dialup, haha)

rgCoinGuy

I would recommend not getting in any heated arguments with your "friend".

commoncents123

<< <i>I would recommend not getting in any heated arguments with your "friend". >>



Trust me, I'm not going to troll on this board... I value my membership here way too much.. It's so my friend can post when she comes over as her computer is a miserable dinosaur

YaHa

Many do... It's funny if you read someones context carefully, you can see the same person.. Or their twin.


I just love some members with one line, three to four word responses.. I bet they use spell also.

After I hit 5,000 posts, I will only use morse code.

commoncents123

<< <i>After I hit 5,000 posts, I will only use morse code. >>





I have noticed different names bumping BST threads before.

Some forums openly permit it, some outright forbid it. So I need to ask

YaHa

Now this is only a theory!! Don't take any information I give seriously.. I am only on here for one thing.. That's attention.

Broadstruck

Good safeguard setting up a second account if you feel you gonna get bammed!

SportsModerator2

We do not have specific rules against it but it is possible the second account could get dumped in an ip sweep.
Also, if the "second" account causes issues the "main" account could be deactivated as well.

If you are willing to share then you will have some responsibility, if we block an ip because of the friend then it would block you as well.

Carol

commoncents123

<< <i>We do not have specific rules against it but it is possible the second account could get dumped in an ip sweep.
Also, if the "second" account causes issues the "main" account could be deactivated as well.

If you are willing to share then you will have some responsibility, if we block an ip because of the friend then it would block you as well.

Carol >>



OK, so basically as long as we are both behaving nicely, everything is good?

Thanks!

zeebob

I signed up from a company computer. Our managed router presents the same external IP address regardless of the internal user (so I'm told). Does that mean my account is associated with my company's IP address? If another employee signs up from our common company, will they have the same IP associated with their account?

I've always wondered how this works. Neat thread.

doh

I have like 7 accounts...RYK, Longacre, TomB, FC, RGCoinGuy, Broadstruck, and probably a few others. They're all just my alter egos.

rgCoinGuy

I just checked my wifes computer, which is run through a router, and it has the same IP as my computer. So I am guessing yes to your questions about work. Now if you have internet access at home and have an issue, you could always sign back up through there.

If FC sees this thread he can probably give a definitive answer to your question.

Edited to add

I didn't see that I posted right before myself.

zeebob

Thank you Rg.

I have also wondered...

If my company's router presents the same IP address to external sources, how do incoming packets get sent back to the clients requesting information? For example, I may request pages from this forum, my boss may be downloading iTunes, my co-workers maybe streaming youtube videos (we try not to work too hard here). And some how magically all the packets coming back to my company's single IP address get gathered up by our managed router and sprayed at the correct clients. It's all magic to me and I sure with there were some sort of "for dummies" explaination available.

Thanks fellas!

Bob

fc

rgcoinguy...

why in the world would i know this answer to this question?
i have one username and that is that. :-P

i obviously post whatever i am thinking without the need to hide
behind a fake account.

rgCoinGuy

<< <i>rgcoinguy...

why in the world would i know this answer to this question?
i have one username and that is that. :-P

i obviously post whatever i am thinking without the need to hide
behind a fake account. >>



I was talking about zeebob's question FC (IT Related), sorry I wasn't clear on that!

fc

<< <i>I signed up from a company computer. Our managed router presents the same external IP address regardless of the internal user (so I'm told). Does that mean my account is associated with my company's IP address? If another employee signs up from our common company, will they have the same IP associated with their account?

I've always wondered how this works. Neat thread. >>



what they use is NAT, network address translation, to give every computer
behind that router access to the internet via one public ip on the router.

more then likely all the workstations behind the router have a non
routeable internet ip. like 192.168.0.2.

so we take one public ip, slap it on the router interface facing the
internet and translate it back and forth as you make requests to the
internet.

so yes.. anyone who signs up behind that router will show up as the
same IP.

there are other ways to determine who is who though. like the user
agent string that web browsers send. if one user was using firefox
and the other was using opera.. you could basically tell them apart
by that guess. but it is just a guess. a person could easily use both
browsers at the same time on the same pc.

fc

<< <i>Thank you Rg.

I have also wondered...

If my company's router presents the same IP address to external sources, how do incoming packets get sent back to the clients requesting information? For example, I may request pages from this forum, my boss may be downloading iTunes, my co-workers maybe streaming youtube videos (we try not to work too hard here). And some how magically all the packets coming back to my company's single IP address get gathered up by our managed router and sprayed at the correct clients. It's all magic to me and I sure with there were some sort of "for dummies" explaination available.

Thanks fellas!

Bob >>



every computer behind that router has a distinct private IP address.
as you make a request to the internet the router stores these requests
in a table that can map things back and forth. basically it stores connection data on your outbound request and can use that to determine
where the inbound packets goto when they return.

Frankcoins

<< <i>
If my company's router presents the same IP address to external sources, how do incoming packets get sent back to the clients requesting information? >>



Simple answer: That's why it's called a router.

More complex answer: The router shows each computer connected to its own IP address -- for Linksys routers, generally 192.168.1.nnn

zeebob

Ah, I get it. Thank you!

Longacre

I think I'm the only person on these boards without an alt.

Gemineye

<< <i>I think I'm the only person on these boards without an alt. >>


No your not Longy...!!!