does a gadget\device have same ip address regardless where you are located?? i dont have internet at home
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It depends on what you mean.
By "[b][i]where you are located[/i][/b]", do you mean within your home, or at a different geographic location? Put differently, are you on the same [b][i]network[/i][/b]?
If you are on the same network, then your [b][i]router[/i][/b] will remember your device/gadget [b][i]MAC[/i][/b] address ([b][i]unique[/i][/b] network interface controller), and the same [b][i]internal[/i][/b] IP address is assigned to it. Usually, this IP address cannot be reached from the outside, unless you told the router how to reach.
The latter is how things work on an IPv4 network. Thins on an IPv6 network work a bit differently, but you will still get the same IP address. Again, this is looking at if you're [b][i]inside[/i][/b] the network. If an outside observer is looking at it, then all the gadgets have the same IP address, if this is an IPv4 network, then don't if you're on an IPv6 network.
If you are on a different network, then you will get a different network IP address, every time you change locations.
By "[b][i]where you are located[/i][/b]", do you mean within your home, or at a different geographic location? Put differently, are you on the same [b][i]network[/i][/b]?
If you are on the same network, then your [b][i]router[/i][/b] will remember your device/gadget [b][i]MAC[/i][/b] address ([b][i]unique[/i][/b] network interface controller), and the same [b][i]internal[/i][/b] IP address is assigned to it. Usually, this IP address cannot be reached from the outside, unless you told the router how to reach.
The latter is how things work on an IPv4 network. Thins on an IPv6 network work a bit differently, but you will still get the same IP address. Again, this is looking at if you're [b][i]inside[/i][/b] the network. If an outside observer is looking at it, then all the gadgets have the same IP address, if this is an IPv4 network, then don't if you're on an IPv6 network.
If you are on a different network, then you will get a different network IP address, every time you change locations.