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if an device is connected to the internet of another one, are those devices using the same ip adres?

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
When one device is connected to another device that has internet access, the two devices typically do not share the same public IP address, but they may share the same private IP address if they are on the same local network.

Here's a breakdown:

1. **Public IP Address**: This is the address assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to your router or modem. All devices connected to the internet from that router appear to the outside world as having the same public IP address.

2. **Private IP Address**: This is the address assigned to devices within the local network (e.g., your home or office network). Devices connected to the same router will have unique private IP addresses (like 192.168.1.x or 10.0.0.x) but share the same public IP address when accessing the internet.

For example, if you have a computer and a smartphone both connected to your home router, they will have different private IP addresses but will appear to have the same public IP address when accessing the internet. The router uses a process called Network Address Translation (NAT) to manage the connections from all devices in the local network.
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