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handyman · 23-10-2006, 20:13

The cable modem gets the wan address and forwards this onto the next device.

If that's a pc then the pc is assigned the wan ip. If its a router then it gets the 80.xx.xx.xx address and creates a private ip range. 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 are 2 that are used but because its a private internal ip range you can use anything you like. 16.1.1.1 for example, so long as you don't duplicate ip address on your internal network it will work fine.

23-10-2006, 20:13	#3
handyman Permanently Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Nr Carnforth Age: 49 Services: M6 Keele Posts: 5,462	Re: Quick 'n simple ntl WAN IP question! The cable modem gets the wan address and forwards this onto the next device. If that's a pc then the pc is assigned the wan ip. If its a router then it gets the 80.xx.xx.xx address and creates a private ip range. 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 are 2 that are used but because its a private internal ip range you can use anything you like. 16.1.1.1 for example, so long as you don't duplicate ip address on your internal network it will work fine.