Would 2 routers share the same IP? (Dynamic IP)

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I'm going to buy a second router so I can have dual-IP's. I'm on a dynamic IP plan so I can just change IP by switching my router off.

What I'm wondering is say I've got both routers connected to the network right? Would the second router use a different IP to the first one? Or would it use the same IP as the first one? I often get banned a lot for raiding servers, and I absolutely hate waiting 5 minutes for the first router to boot up. It really ruins my fun. If I was to buy a second one, I'm hoping that it would circumvent the problem. Would it?

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2 routers connected to the network. Dynamic IP address. Does the first router share the same IP as the second one? Or are they both separate?
 
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RaDiKaL_
Will depend how your ISP handles the assignment of dynamic IPs, most likely they will only assign one IP, once it is assigned it won't give another one until the device that got it sends a request for a new one (which means your 2nd router won't get an IP assigned at all).

As for your waiting issue, most likely you can force the router to get a new IP without having to make a full restart, some routers you simply have to click on the "save" button under WAN settings to trigger a new IP request, in my case the procedure only takes 4 seconds, so you might wanna try it and see if it works on yours too.
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Will depend how your ISP handles the assignment of dynamic IPs, most likely they will only assign one IP, once it is assigned it won't give another one until the device that got it sends a request for a new one (which means your 2nd router won't get an IP assigned at all).

As for your waiting issue, most likely you can force the router to get a new IP without having to make a full restart, some routers you simply have to click on the "save" button under WAN settings to trigger a new IP request, in my case the procedure only takes 4 seconds, so you might wanna try it and see if it works on yours too.
 
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Holy crap! It only took like.. 10 secs!?! IP changed and everything! Thanks so much! But still I'm considering getting a second router.
 
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