Whats the primary ip address of a machine ?

Does anyone know how to identify and even specify which ip address a machine
with multiple ip addresses uses to connect to another server? I have a
machine here with about 10 ips on and whenever I add or remove some of then
the ip address seems to change that it uses to connect to another machine. I
would have thought that the ip address that appeared in the initial tcp/ip
properties window would have been it but it's not.

Thanks,

Liam.

Go to the properties of the NIC in Network Places. Select TCP/IP and pick
Properties,....you're looking at the primary IP#.

To see all the others you have to go into the Advanced section.


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"Liam Nelson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know how to identify and even specify which ip address a
machine
> with multiple ip addresses uses to connect to another server? I have a
> machine here with about 10 ips on and whenever I add or remove some of
then
> the ip address seems to change that it uses to connect to another machine.
I
> would have thought that the ip address that appeared in the initial tcp/ip
> properties window would have been it but it's not.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Liam.
>
>

Thats exactly what I did and it isn't the case. The machine was
communicating with another ip address that was in the advanced list. Maybe
it needs a reboot after changing ip's?

Liam.


"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
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> Go to the properties of the NIC in Network Places. Select TCP/IP and pick
> Properties,....you're looking at the primary IP#.
>
> To see all the others you have to go into the Advanced section.
>
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "Liam Nelson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eESZ9WI$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Does anyone know how to identify and even specify which ip address a
> machine
> > with multiple ip addresses uses to connect to another server? I have a
> > machine here with about 10 ips on and whenever I add or remove some of
> then
> > the ip address seems to change that it uses to connect to another
machine.
> I
> > would have thought that the ip address that appeared in the initial
tcp/ip
> > properties window would have been it but it's not.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Liam.
> >
> >
>
>

Are these IP addresses on the same subnet or different subnets. What subnet
is the destination PC on in relationship to the PC originating the request?


"Liam Nelson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thats exactly what I did and it isn't the case. The machine was
> communicating with another ip address that was in the advanced list. Maybe
> it needs a reboot after changing ip's?
>
> Liam.
>
>
> "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
> news:eufugrI$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Go to the properties of the NIC in Network Places. Select TCP/IP and
pick
> > Properties,....you're looking at the primary IP#.
> >
> > To see all the others you have to go into the Advanced section.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> > www.wandtv.com
> >
> >
> > "Liam Nelson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:eESZ9WI$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Does anyone know how to identify and even specify which ip address a
> > machine
> > > with multiple ip addresses uses to connect to another server? I have a
> > > machine here with about 10 ips on and whenever I add or remove some of
> > then
> > > the ip address seems to change that it uses to connect to another
> machine.
> > I
> > > would have thought that the ip address that appeared in the initial
> tcp/ip
> > > properties window would have been it but it's not.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Liam.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Maybe you have multiple entries in WINS and/or DNS!

"Liam Nelson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OghG7tI$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thats exactly what I did and it isn't the case. The machine was
> communicating with another ip address that was in the advanced list. Maybe
> it needs a reboot after changing ip's?
>
> Liam.
>
>
> "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
> news:eufugrI$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Go to the properties of the NIC in Network Places. Select TCP/IP and
pick
> > Properties,....you're looking at the primary IP#.
> >
> > To see all the others you have to go into the Advanced section.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> > www.wandtv.com
> >
> >
> > "Liam Nelson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:eESZ9WI$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Does anyone know how to identify and even specify which ip address a
> > machine
> > > with multiple ip addresses uses to connect to another server? I have a
> > > machine here with about 10 ips on and whenever I add or remove some of
> > then
> > > the ip address seems to change that it uses to connect to another
> machine.
> > I
> > > would have thought that the ip address that appeared in the initial
> tcp/ip
> > > properties window would have been it but it's not.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Liam.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>