How di I get my own external IP?

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Iwould like to know how to determine if my current external IP is my routers
IP or my own IP and second if it is my router's IP How do I go about getting
my own separate external IP?
 
Your router should be able to tell you its external IP address via the
administrative software or web site, whichever one it uses.

You have to have an external IP address to reach the Internet, or perhaps
more appropriately, to have the Internet reach you - so there's no way
you're connected and don't have one.

Maybe if you explain, with details, what it is you're trying to accomplish
here we can lend you some authoritative answers.

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Your external IP is your address that the rest of the world (i.e. Internet)
sees. If you have a router then your router talks to your ISP (Internet
Service Provider) and requests an IP. This IP is leased from the ISP for a
given amount of time set by the ISP. Before the lease is up your router will
start requesting that the lease be renewed so that you don't lose your
connection. This is called DHCP. Your ISP has a DHCP server, your router is
a DHCP client. The same process happens between your computer and your
router. Your router then does something called NAT (Network Address
Translation) to translate between your external IP (exposed to the Internet)
and your internal IP (your computer). If you want your computer to get it's
own external IP you would have to connect your computer directly to your
broadband modem. This is not recommended because you have less security that
way. What are you trying to do that you require your own external IP? You
may be able to configure what's called a DMZ or setup port forwarding on
your router to accomplish what you want.
 
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