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juju · 10-18-2003, 01:25 AM

An IP address is sort of like a phone number or street address. It's your address on the 'net.

Since you access the internet via a modem, you get a different IP address every time you connect to the internet.

All internet communications are done by IP addresses. Even when you type in a website name, your computer checks a list to see what that website's IP address is before it tries to go to it.

I don't know about the firewall thing, except that most file-sharing programs, like Kazza, Gnutella, and WinMX will generate false alerts on firewalls unless you configure your firewall correctly.

10-18-2003, 01:25 AM	#2
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	An IP address is sort of like a phone number or street address. It's your address on the 'net. Since you access the internet via a modem, you get a different IP address every time you connect to the internet. All internet communications are done by IP addresses. Even when you type in a website name, your computer checks a list to see what that website's IP address is before it tries to go to it. I don't know about the firewall thing, except that most file-sharing programs, like Kazza, Gnutella, and WinMX will generate false alerts on firewalls unless you configure your firewall correctly.