Why does Random.Next() always return the same number [duplicate]

Answer 1

In the event that anyone is looking for a "quick and dirty" "solution" (and I use that term with caution) then this will suffice for most.

int secondsSinceMidnight = Convert.ToInt32(DateTime.Now.Subtract(DateTime.Today).TotalSeconds);
Random rand = new Random(secondsSinceMidnight); 
var usuallyRandomId = rand.Next();

Please note my use of usually random. I agree that the item marked as the answer is a more correct way of doing this.