Peer-Peer and why my ip is the same all the time

BlackVen0m said:

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Oh now i understand why it said that! Its because its good that it is saying that because its more secure. i found this Attachment 384928

Correct.


https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/do...e?view=net-6.0



It's some kind of security software or script you used that did it. I briefly looked over HardeningKitty and didn't see anything related in the powershell script. So it must have been something else you ran.

hsehestedt said:

It's Windows. Take a look at a packet trace of a Windows system coming online and you will see that it specifically requests the last IP address.

EDIT: It is possible that the router could also hold that info even after the lease is expired (don't know for sure), but Windows definitely requests it. The definitely has to keep track of it while the lease is still valid.

It goes both ways, but the router/modem WILL issue the IP based on the MAC address of the hardware. It does this with the ISP Comcast as well. Use the MAC address clone feature in the modem/router and change the last three octets to something else (i.e 3A:8E:55) and then reboot the modem. You now have a new external WAN IP address thanks to this so-called "sticky IP" from Comcast's server...


Windows doesn't issue IP addresses. Routers and modems do...

F22 Simpilot said:

Correct.


https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/do...e?view=net-6.0



It's some kind of security software or script you used that did it. I briefly looked over HardeningKitty and didn't see anything related in the powershell script. So it must have been something else you ran.

Yes i just remembered that i did this manually because i was searching for windows security.

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F22 Simpilot said:

It goes both ways, but the router/modem WILL issue the IP based on the MAC address of the hardware. It does this with the ISP Comcast as well. Use the MAC address clone feature in the modem/router and change the last three octets to something else (i.e 3A:8E:55) and then reboot the modem. You now have a new external WAN IP address thanks to this so-called "sticky IP" from Comcast's server...


Windows doesn't issue IP addresses. Routers and modems do...

Thanks i will try this!

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it worked! Thanks!

Try3 said:

You do realise that the IP address 192.168.0.NNNN is merely the IP that your router uses to communicate with your computer?
It is not the IP address that is shown to the outside world by your ISP [who sets that particular one].

Denis

You mean it's unnecessary to hide it for you guys, because it's not a concern to show it? And is it a concern to show computer name? Regards

A IP on a LAN does not disclose anything. Your forward facing public IP does reveal a lot about who you are with, your location, whether you are on a VPN or not.

This site knows more about you yhan a singular post discloses.

192.168.0.NNN is what is known as a non-routable private network. There are pools of IP addresses designated for internal use, which traffic cannot go straight into the Internet. Your ISP router will NAT the private network as part of its normal job.

Many people worldwide are using 192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255 at the same time. So that address doesn't reveal anything.

Your real MAC address, and current assigned *outside* IP address are the only things interesting to intruders.

Thanks for answering "Garlin" "Bro67", I learned something :)