Stopping my IP from changing?

[X kAkEAsHi X]

How can I stop my IP from changing everytime I disconnect/restart? I have SBC DSL with a Linksys router.. Thanks

[YeOldeStonecat]

You talking about your WAN IP? The IP your router gets from SNET? You can't, that's driven by their PPPoE system and lease time. If you want a permanent IP, call up and upgrade your account to a static IP account.

If you're talking about your LAN IP address, the 192.168.1.XXX your computer gets from the router, refer to this article:

http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=177

[X kAkEAsHi X]

i heard there was a way.. like no-ip something
some program u run on ur computer, and it updates the no-ip domain thingy.. anyone have a clue? =o

[YeOldeStonecat]

I've heard of keep alive programs to keep from disconnecting back in the dial up days.

But your router has a checkbox down on the bottom of that first setup page in the web admin, "Maintain Connection", or something similar depending on what version of firmware you have.

Rebooting your computer should have absolutely no bearing on the WAN IP that your router gets.

But once your ISP's lease settings..you cannot over-ride. Once it's up, you get a new IP. Now if you restart your router before your lease it up, then yes you'll get a different IP when you don't have to. But there's no reason you should have to keep rebooting your router.

[lenwest]

If you have a dynamic IP and need to access your computer by IP, the use of no-ip (www.no-ip.com) works very well. I have used it for more than a year without a hitch.
Login, create a host and give it a name. i.e. abc.no-ip.info or whatever they have available. Install the DUC on to your computer and set up your WAN IP in www.no-ip.com once. After that, no-ip will automatically update.
Instead of addressing your computer by it's (changing) IP, just use the
"abc.no-ip.info" address you have established.
Best of all, it's free!! And it works perfectly.

[JackMDS]

You can stop the "change" by ordering Business Level DSL account.

Otherwise, may be this can Help.

Link to: How can I find My Home Personal Computer/Server on this "Huge" Internet World?

[X kAkEAsHi X]

where do i find my dynamic ip and wan ip??

is my dynamic ip the one i see at www.whatismyip.com ?
is my wan ip the one i see when i double click the 2 computer icons in my tray, then go to support?

lenwest, can u give more in-depth info for me please? im not sure what to do with this duc thingy heh

thanks alot for your help guys!!

[JackMDS]

You are confusing two issues.

When surfing the Internet and having a Network you have to IPs.

1. An external IP that is given to you by the ISP.
2. An Internal IP that is given to each computer on the Network (usually the 192.168.x.x type).

Both types of IPs can be assigned Statically, or Dynamically.

In your Network you can decide on the method.

The external IP is given to you by the ISP according to your contract type, and there is nothing you can do about it.

To connect to your system from the Internet you need to know the External IP.

It is the one you see when you log to: www.whatismyip.com

The link in my above post explains a method of getting your External IP when you are away from Home.

If you want to under stand more do some reading.

Log to this page it has a lot of links to instructions to Windows Network Settings, and Sharing.

Link to: Windows Network - Installing & Sharing.

[lenwest]

Go to the www.no-ip.com site and do a bit of reading. You need to download the DUC file to your computer and configure it. Not much configuring involved. Create a host file on no-ip and select a suitable name. Hey, I did it without any help, so it can't be all that tough to do.
You need to set up your WAN IP address on no-ip the first time and on your computer, open the DUC file, record your email address and password (the ones you used on the no-ip site), see that your host name is there and put a check mark in front of it. It should be indicating your current WAN IP address.
Give it a try and make any adjustments if necessary - it's fairly intuitive.
Good luck