mavic517 wrote:
I am using AOL dial up. Now, when I go on the internet and ask:
"What is my IP Address"? I get the following: (from the sites I
have visited): 152.163.100 and the last digits change, sometimes 3
and sometimes 2, but all sites say 152.163.100...etc/yet my system
says my address is: 172.145.180.86, is this a local thing? Also,
should I be giving this info out over the internet?

You are using America Online.

If you are dial-up.. (are you?) your IP is likely to change for EVERY
connection you make. It will not be consistent between connections.

If you are not dial-up - it is still possible for your IP to change - with a
rate determined by your ISP and/or how often and for how long you turn off
your machine.

You are already giving it out whether you intended to or not.... It's in the
header of the post.

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