Router IP Address Question

I installed a router and my IP address is now showing as 192.168.1.2 (255.255.255.0)
w/Gateway 192.168.1.1
I am on a stand alone box..should not my IP address be 192.168.1.1

 

That's normal.

With my netgear, the gateway is 192.168.0.1 and the available ip address range starts at 192.168.0.2.

You should be able to see the ip address range in the routers user interface.

 

No, to communicate with your system, Router has to know your IP address,in your suggestion the router would communicate with himself and that is not the purpose do you think !?!

 

Thank you Huupi.........but my router is not gender specific

 

Anyone have more information..i was under the impression my internal IP address should be 192.168.1.1.......Netgear router.

 

Hello,
Looks good. Internal addresses will usually run from 192.168.x.2-254. Same thing in my case.
Mrk

 

Thank you MrKvonic.

 

In most all cases 192.168.1.1 is assigned to router internal address[thats facing the network systems and in your case your single system.Router has also an external address thats facing the internet or other networksystems,this number can be anything,and is given to you by ISP

 

Every device on your network has to have a unique IP Address (excluding switches and hubs). Including your Modem and Routers. By Default, most every router starts with a default address of 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1. But this is normal.

You said your address is 192.168.1.2 with the gateway address pointing to your router? That is correct. Your computer was given the next available IP address from your router and points back to your router to see where to go to access the internet.

HTH

 

Understand now......well put.....thanks all

 

I have a Linksys and it has this as part of the configurations



So if you keep to the default scheme, the gateway/modem is on 192.168.1.1. Your other computers start with 192.168.1.100 - 249.