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Kipalot
Jun 17, 2021Follower
IP Addresses
Hello! I am wondering if the IP Address displayed on my Nighthawk app is supposed to be the same as the IP Address on my desktop computer? My desktop computer IP address is: xxx.xxx.1.5 and the ...
antinode
Jun 17, 2021Guru
> My desktop computer IP address is: xxx.xxx.1.5
Ok.
> and the IP address on the Nighthawk app is: xxx.xxx.1.1
Which is the IP address of what?
"192.168.1.1" and "192.168.1.5"? Different devices on a LAN _must_
have different IP addresses.
> [...] Will it cause problems?
You'd have problems if they were the same.
Strictly speaking, a computer (or similar device) does not have an IP
address; a network _interface_ has an IP address. If a computer/device
has only one network interface, then you can get sloppy, and associate
the address with the computer/device itself.
If a computer/device has more than one active network interface, then
each interface must have its own unique IP address, and referring to
"the address of the computer/device" would be misleading.
Your router, for example, has an IP address for its WAN/Internet
interface (your external/public address), and a different IP address for
its LAN interface ("192.168.1.1", apparently).
> Model: R6700|Nighthawk AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
R6700[v1], R6700v2, or R6700v3? Look for "Model" on the product
label. Firmware version?
On its management web site ("routerlogin.net", or "192.168.1.1"?),
look at ADVANCED > ADVANCED Home, and search for "IP Address".