Is Phone IP address different from computer?

An IP address is similar to your phone number. Your phone number is a unique set of numbers that identifies your phone so that other people can call you. Similarly, an IP address is a unique set of numbers that identifies your computer so that it can send and receive data with other computers.

Can cell phones have the same IP address?

Yes, a smartphone does have an IP address. Any device that connects to the internet has an IP address, mobile phones included. A phone is given an IP address when it connects to a Wi-Fi network or a cellular network. If you switch between networks, your mobile phone can be assigned a different IP address.

How do you tell if an IP address is from a mobile phone?

Go to Settings and head towards Network & Internet and then go to Wi-Fi. Now, connect to your Wi-Fi network first and then click on the network’s name. You will see an Advanced section. Click on it and there you will find the IP address of your Android smartphone under Network details.

What does it mean when it says another computer on this network has the same IP address?

IP conflict
Windows abstractly describes the cause of this error in the network error message as, “Another computer on this network has the same IP addresses as this computer.” This means your device is experiencing an IP conflict with another device or host in your network.

Does each cell phone have a different IP address?

Why do multiple mobile phones have the same IP address?

No, it’s because it’s very common for hundreds or even thousands of mobile phones all to be sharing the same IPv4 address on the internet. The way this is done is essentially the same as what happens when all your home WiFi devices share the single internet IP address allocated to your home router by your ISP.

Does your IP address change when your phone is connected to Wi-Fi?

No, when your smartphone is on WiFd, it is assigned an IP address by the router, for communicating on the network. Publically, it will use the router’s IP. When you’re on a mobile network, you are assigned an IP by your mobile provider, thus your IP will be different on cellular networks than it is on WiFi.

How do computers with the same IP address communicate with each other?

SuperUser contributors Reaces and Abraxas have the answer for us. First up, Reaces: Both computers are seen as having the same IP address externally. Your router will relay requests to the originating computer and the procedure used for this is Network address translation.

Is an IP address the same between a phone and laptop?

The IP addresses and the software that uses them is almost exactly the same between a phone and a laptop, especially if that’s an Apple Macbook or a Chrom No. A phone these days is nothing more than a small PC. Really. An Android phone runs the Linux kernel which handles TCP/IP networking. Just like your local web developer’s laptop.