From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: March 30, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Why is my IP different?
>
> Leo,
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> So I am learning about IP addresses and have read your many
> posts about tracing someone's IP. I went to plotip.com per
> your suggestion and it shows my IP address. But when I run
> ipconfig it shows a different IP address - completely different. Why?
You're probably behind a router. Routers assign you a local
IP address, and then translate between that and your IP address
on the internet.
Thanks for asking,
Leo