Yes, all computers connecting through the router will be using the IP address assigned to the DSL modem.

Steve

wow! i didn't know that! i thought each computer has a different IP address. so if the neighbor downloads music illegally, my aunt could get in trouble without her even knowing then???

Each computer has local IP address assigned by the router.  The router communicates with the internet through a public IP address obtained by the modem and then routes the traffic to the computers on the local network.  The outside world only sees the IP address of the modem.  So all computers connecting through that modem appear to the outside world as a single computer with the IP address of the modem.

Steve

omg!! please help me.  my wireless is unsecured, too, and i think one of my neighbors is tapping in 'cause i'm gettin some "windows system - ... IP address...error".  it hadn't been a problem. i never paid attention to it b4. but i think a bunch of new neighbors have moved into my bldg.  i tried a couple of things that resulted only in me not being able to connect.  iow, i don't have a clue what to do.  can you please help??

hey, thanks, guy!  i'll let u know how it goes.

Nellyed,

See the following articles on wireless security:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/bowman_05february10.mspx

http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1277020,00.asp

Steve

i'm secure!  n not just according to my therapist!  thnx for those sites.  i dunno.  they didn't work out so well for me.  i finally did a search on my computer for "wireless", found something that was actually a webpage giving info re my router hardware.  it directed me specifically to "http:my.router" exactly like that.  from there, it was a bit of perusing my for my subject, "security", and then just a matter of following the steps....as i look at it again for accuracy sake, the site "http:my.router" might just be good for users of Dell routers.  for them, the username and password is "admin".