How do you hook-up a 2nd computer to the same ISP?
either ethernet router or wifi router
Is the ISP the same as the network for a computer?
Not usually. Typically "network" is referred to as being your home network. This includes any computers you have wired to a router or any wireless computers accessing your wireless access point (can be the same as your router) if you have one. The ISP is the company that provides you access to the internet. This is a typical setup where "network" is anything that is connected to the left of the modem. Computer -> DSL/Cable…
Does you ip address remain the same even if you take your computer from Washington to Nigeria?
No. The internet IP address of your computer can change, even if your computer stays in the same location, because your external/internet IP address is assigned to your computer by your internet service provider (ISP). Usually internet service providers assign IPs to subscribers with a network configuration protocol called DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). This protocol picks an IP address from a pool (the IP pool) and assigns it to a subscriber. Depending on how…
Does every computer have an ISP address?
No, not all computers have an ISP (Internet Service Provider). An ISP is the service provider that you pay to get internet access from. Seeing as this is an optional part of owning/using a computer, not everybody has one. If instead of "ISP address" you meant "IP address", not all computers have this either. An IP (Internet Protocol) address is given to you by your ISP. So, going back to how having an ISP is…
How is a modem used?
A modem is connect to a phone line and to the computer. When the computer wishes to connect to the internet it takes the line of the hook and dials to an ISP. The ISP computer answers the call and then acts as a gateway for the client system. Requests are sent to the ISP computer which receives the necessary data and sends it back over the phone line to the client computer. When the…
Can two people have the same ip address on the same day?
Yes. Two or more people can be assigned the same IP consecutively if using a dialup ISP. If you are talking about the IP address that one's computer "reports as" when surfing the web, then it's possible that hundreds of computers all share the same IP address at the very same time. It all depends on if your ISP is using caching and proxy techniques. All ISP assign pools around your city and your ISP…
How do you put a printer back online?
If your computer is working correctly a printer should automatically be accepted by the computer. It's not the printer which has to be online; it's the computer. The computer will be online if it has been linked to an ISP; that's an Internet Service Provider. It's the ISP which maintains the connections which connect your computer to the Internet.
How you connect a PC to internet?
First of all you need a contract with an ISP (Internet Service Provider). They usually charge per month. Then the situation depends on whether you will use dial-up, or a more permanent connection such as ADSL. With dial-up, your computer needs a modem. Then you plug in the telephone cable into your computer. With ADSL, probably different types of connections are possible; the connection I have uses a standard network cable that goes from the…
How can you tell if computer problem is the computer or internet access?
If you are having a problem connecting to the internet, there are several ways to tell if the problem is with your computer or your ISP (internet service provider). First, check your network connections from the control panel on your computer. If your computer says that you are disconnected, the problem is probably with the connection between your computer and your router. If not, the problem may be with your computer itself, your router, or…
What are the benefits of having computers networked?
If you have several computer systems such as: Mobile phones, gaming consoles, computers.. etc, then having it networked means that all the devices will share the same internet, as you will most likely have only one ISP it is a good option as all the devices will be linked to the same location, if you have more than one ISP, it may not be the best option to have computers networked.
What is a static ip address?
More Information: Each owner of a computer which is connected to the web through an ISP [Internet Service provider] is allocated a web address of the form a.b.c.d where a, b, c and d are integer numbers between 0 and 255. An example of a web address is 23.8.231.127 Now then, a static web address is one that is manually assigned to your computer by a network or computer administrator. The result of this manual…
Internet services providers and online services are the same thing?
No - An ISP provides a 'gateway' for a computer to access the internet. An On-line Service is simply a company providing a specific product to the on-line community. For example Virgin Media is an ISP, providing internet access to their customers - Santander is a banking organisation, providing customers with on-line access to their bank accounts.
Can your computer get tracked down for vandalism on Wikipedia?
Sort of. The IP address you were using can be traced by Wikipedia. The IP address is assigned to you by your ISP, but it can change over time. The IP address is not necessarily assigned to your computer per se, but is assigned to the device that connects directly to the ISP, such as a cable or DSL modem.
What is a Socket Error 10061?
The attempt to connect was forcefully rejected. This means that the computer which VPOP3 was trying to connect to (probably at your ISP) refused the connection from the computer running VPOP3. This can either mean that the ISP server you specified was not running a mail service on the appropriate 'Port', that your ISP is having problems with their servers, or that your ISP's mail servers are too busy to accept new connections. It can…
How do i get to the Internet from my computer?
first you computer has to have the capability to connect and use the internet e.g browser, local area network port, driver for Ethernet or any other device you will use to connect to your internet service provider (ISP) Then you will need an ISP (Internet Service Provider) that will act as a path to connect you and the internet. You have already done it!