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If a router has more than one computer behind it, and they all go to one website - does it look like it came from one computer?

If a router has 5 computers behind it and they all go to one website - can the site tell its 5 computers behind a router, or does it look like one computer?

Like if 5 networked computers go on an online game together - does it look like one machine (IP), 5 machines behind a router (5 IPs that look like they come from behind a router) or does it look like 5 seperate machines like any other computer online.

Can someone give me a little better explanation of what exactly people see in the outside world from the inside of a LAN, it would be greatly appreciated


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Hi StaindSou11,

is there any specific purpose you want to solve here..

If you have a router most likely it should have NAT (network address translation).
Outside world will see only ONE IP , that is the IP assigned by your ISP.
They would have NO idea about your 5 networked computers or I should it would be difficult to predict or see how many computers you have behind a router.


SR..
This is one reference I have looked at to know about NAT
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/nat.htm

Should be pretty straight forward to understand..

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So each computer would get their own IP address?

Im curious because I will be doing something in a little while that will involve 5 computers accessing a personal site to make bids on and i was curious if its possible for the site to tell all of the computers are from one location or if they will look like 5 seperate computers

Does this help?

Clay
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