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O.P. static IP question
If I configure a static IP, within my ISP's range, will it work and be static?
02-18-2008 06:45 PM
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RE: static IP question
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This is for making a static IP for web servers etc but it would be the same principle
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02-18-2008 06:48 PM
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RE: static IP question
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If I configure a static IP, within my ISP's range, will it work and be static?

probably not.
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RE: static IP question
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.
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RE: static IP question
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If I configure a static IP, within my ISP's range, will it work and be static?
Quick tip: don't, otherwise your Internet will fail at some point.

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.
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RE: static IP question
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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.
DynDNS will let you have a domain name that always points to your router's or your PC's current dynamic IP address.

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RE: static IP question
There's also TZO, according to my router.
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