ip address query

[Steve Flynn]

On 31 October 2011 06:57, Linux Tyro <ubuntu.bkn1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> When we create a website of our own, then we need a ip address and we cannot
> use the one we actually have from our isp for this purpose?

Nope - you can run a web server on your local machine and when I
browse your hosted website, I'll be talking to your machine on your
WAN address (the internet facing IP address) - the address allocated
to you by your ISP. However, when you query other machines in your
home network, they will have 192.168.* or 10.* addresses.

Think of it as your WAN address is your real postal address - 10 Front
Street, whereas your internal 192.168. addresses are the various rooms
in your house. Anyone who wants to come in to your house needs your
external address, but once they are in they can visit any room. Your
router acts as your front door.

That's a fairly weak analogy but it'll suffice...


-- 
Steve

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