Frustrated About ISP Numbers: I Thought They Were All Unique?

[BlockO]

I'm confused. I thought everyone had their own unique ISP #. (when I think of ISP #, I mean something like: 12.345.67.890)
My website analytics allow me to block my own visits in the data reports. but the problem is that my ISP number constantly changes. why? how is this even possible?

99% of my internet access comes from 3 locations: home, home away from home, and my regular full-time non-insurance job.

I blocked all visits from those 3 addresses from my analytics data. yet visits still get logged (that are obviously my visits) all the time with different ISP #'S.. I'm limited to blocking only 10 addresses, which I've already filled and I am still getting data from my own visits.what to do?

I don't get it. If it matters, my home access is DSL, my home away from home is cable modem, and my work is a large wireless server. those are the only 3 locations I use. why so many ISP addresses?

 

[VolAgent]

First of all, you mean IP #, Internet Protocal number. ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. Most IPs are dynamically assigned. That means every time you turn on your DSL router, it requests an IP from a server at your internet company. The server will just assign it one from a pool, which may or may not be the same every time. Again, the same with your cable modem, and your wireless router.

Also, the internet company may have a system in place that disconnects equipment that is idle for too long, meaning it has to get a new IP number when it becomes active again. Most ISPs do not have enough IP numbers for every customer to have an IP at the same time. In fact, your ISP may take it a step further. It could have you set up behind a gateway, and only the gateway has a 'real' IP, while your equipment behind it has a 'fake' IP. The gateway would report its IP to the world as yours, and then separate and route your traffic to you, using the 'fake' IP within the local network.

 

[BlockO]

thanks for the clarification volagent. I guess I'm just stuck with distorted data. but at least it makes sense to me now.

 

[BestInsurance]

http://lylesinsurance.webs.com/ scroll to the middle of the page "Click here for an Auto Insurance Quote" links to nowhere and result 404 (not found) error. I don't think that you want to lose auto insurance traffic.

 

[Mark]

You can pay extra for a static ip number.

 

[BlockO]

BestInsurance,
thank you so much! Good eye to catch that. and let me return the favor right back at ya: you have a typo on your site. the green quote area says "auto inrurance", "health inrurance", "life inrurance". Glad we could help each other.

 

[BestInsurance]

Fixed. Thank you so much for the help!