Most likely your your cable modem or DSL modem is a NAT device. NAT "hides" you true IP address from the Internet. To find out if your setup uses NAT go to my NAT or not page.
To allow you to play DirectX API and some other games you will need to properly forward the ports on your modem or router to the correct computer or place that computer in the DMZ.
Second you can contact me by email (
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