@newtekie1:
Yeah basically, I want to be able to create an adhoc network so I could play some games over LAN, while still connected to my schools wireless for internet. (games don't work over school's wireless).
@Castiel:
I know it is.. that is my point. A computer can have multiple i.p. addresses. An i.p. is just a reference. You can have 50 i.p.'s that all point to the same computer.
Unless you are an internet service provider your computer's i.p. does not 'connect' to the internet, it is just a method of identification on a local level (intranet/LAN).
That is why, if you are on a wireless network with a friend, you both have separate i.p.'s to identify yourself on the wireless network. However, to websites, you both have the same i.p. (the server being used by the wireless network's isp).