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static IP question by Baggins on 02-18-2008 at 06:45 PM
If I configure a static IP, within my ISP's range, will it work and be static?
RE: static IP question by Spunky on 02-18-2008 at 06:48 PM
Google - first Result
This is for making a static IP for web servers etc but it would be the same principle
RE: static IP question by ShawnZ on 02-18-2008 at 06:52 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Bilbo
If I configure a static IP, within my ISP's range, will it work and be static?
probably not.
RE: static IP question by MeEtc on 02-18-2008 at 07:14 PM
No, it probably won't, because your ISP will still have the IP in its DHCP list. If you tell your computer to use a static IP, the DHCP server doesn't know that, and can still give the same IP to someone else.
Simple solution: get a router that stays on all the time, greater chance of not getting your IP reassigned. I'm doing this, and haven't had my IP change yet since I got service hooked up a month ago.
RE: static IP question by RaceProUK on 02-19-2008 at 02:29 AM
quote:Quick tip: don't, otherwise your Internet will fail at some point.
Originally posted by Bilbo
If I configure a static IP, within my ISP's range, will it work and be static?
If you need your PC to always be reachable yet still have a dynamic IP, there are services that allow this, though I can't recall a name.
RE: static IP question by rav0 on 02-19-2008 at 02:47 AM
quote:DynDNS will let you have a domain name that always points to your router's or your PC's current dynamic IP address.
Originally posted by RaceProUK
If you need your PC to always be reachable yet still have a dynamic IP, there are services that allow this, though I can't recall a name.
RE: static IP question by RaceProUK on 02-19-2008 at 02:11 PM
There's also TZO, according to my router.