[Mohit Daksh]

I am on a DSL connection. And my ISP has given me a IP address which I think would be static ( ITs like 192.168....) Now the thing is when I connect to rapidshare and download a few files.. after that it shows a message that you have reached your download limit and you will have to wait for 14 minute.. Now if then I restart my connection it starts downloading again without any problems.. Does it mean that I don't have a static IP address?

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192.x.x.x addresses are internal, not external.
Rapidshare has tight limits for free users which are clearly stated on their website.

[Neil Jones]

192.x.x.x addresses are internal, not external.
Rapidshare has tight limits for free users which are clearly stated on their website.

[Artellos]

as Neil Jones stated, 192.168.x.x addresses are private addresses.
In fact, the following list are all private addresses where 'x' is 0 to 255
192.168.x.x
169.254.x.x
10.x.x.x
from 172.16.x.x
to 172.31.x.x

If you want to know your external IP address you can go here to check.

Regards,
Olrik

[Mohit Daksh]

OKay thanks a lot.. Actually I knew it and had seen it many times.. just slipped out of my head.. Too much stuff in such a little place I guess