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Do I need a router with Mac and these firewall settings?
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<blockquote data-quote="pm-r" data-source="post: 1744404" data-attributes="member: 175845"><p>O.K., so i'm not Dave, but maybe this bit of info may help understand the modem ID. </p><p></p><p>And don't miss of skip this part:</p><p><em><strong>Why Your Home Router is 192.168.1.1</strong></em></p><p><em>"Every website, router, and computer has an IP address. It is how computers uniquely identify themselves on a network or on the Internet. Typically, in a home network, your router assigns one to your computer. How does it make sure the IP address on your home computer is not the same as one on the Internet? There actually is a list of numbers that is reserved for private use (home, office, corporate, etc.). They are never used for a public website. While the details of how IP numbers are used is intricate, the ranges of reserved numbers are straight forward: …"</em></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2011/04/29/why-your-home-router-is-192-168-1-1/" target="_blank">http://www.ghacks.net/2011/04/29/why-your-home-router-is-192-168-1-1/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>- Patrick</p><p>==========</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pm-r, post: 1744404, member: 175845"] O.K., so i'm not Dave, but maybe this bit of info may help understand the modem ID. And don't miss of skip this part: [I][B]Why Your Home Router is 192.168.1.1[/B][/I] [I]"Every website, router, and computer has an IP address. It is how computers uniquely identify themselves on a network or on the Internet. Typically, in a home network, your router assigns one to your computer. How does it make sure the IP address on your home computer is not the same as one on the Internet? There actually is a list of numbers that is reserved for private use (home, office, corporate, etc.). They are never used for a public website. While the details of how IP numbers are used is intricate, the ranges of reserved numbers are straight forward: …"[/I] [url]http://www.ghacks.net/2011/04/29/why-your-home-router-is-192-168-1-1/[/url] - Patrick ========== [/QUOTE]
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