Fixed or Unfixed IP Addresses ?? Important?

brianw · 28-07-2005 1:51pm #1

I am about to get smart in to take over from my IBB experience.
A few catches like 12 month contract and 1550 helpline number.
But they dont offer fixed IP. Is this a drawback?
Its home use only, some torrents, no gaming.
Can anyone tell me the lowdown about this please??

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 28-07-2005 1:53pm

its only reallly a problem if your hosting, the ip address will chang from time to time so the DNS will have to update to continue redirecting to your pc

Webmonkey · 28-07-2005 2:00pm

Well if it's just for homeuse then a dynamic IP should do you ok. Reasons for a Static IP might be:

You want to Host website/email server.
You want to log into your computer.
Host a game server.

Basically anything that involves serving - it would be good to have a static IP as you have a permenant address to your pc. I'm so bad explaining stuff

TimTim · 28-07-2005 2:33pm

To put it bluntly unless you have a specific reason for a static ip, YOU DON'T NEED IT.

If you want a static ip look at their business products.

sharingan · 02-08-2005 1:20pm

Also if you are a big downloader, and your connection isn't anything special enough to share properly (poor u/l say), dynamic IPs reset your sharing history, particularly from BT trackers that block poor sharers. Dynamic IPs also provide additional levels of anonymity if you are DLing sensitive stuff.

PixelTrawler · 02-08-2005 10:35pm

dynamic ips add nothing to your privacy... all isps monitor the history of ips allocated to you. A simple query by them based on an ip and a time would reveal the person who was using the ip

Cr8or · 02-08-2005 10:38pm

It also means that you have no chance of geting reverse dns done on an ip ..

axer · 03-08-2005 8:39am

I suppose there is a slighty great chance of someone being able to target your machine specifically for a hack cos its address doesnt change - however a firewall fixes that.

Webmonkey · 03-08-2005 10:53am

Another thing as well if you get banned from a site by some strange reason, they might ban your IP, with dynamic you will have a different one so you can gain access again. Ok i know stupid reason but its true

ai ing · 03-08-2005 11:13am

double post :eek:

ai ing · 03-08-2005 11:13am

[URL=htp://www.dyndns.org]www.dyndns.org[/URL] is a handy free way around the problem of a dynamic ip address if you need a fixed ip address. ave used it in the past and never had any problems.

Fixed or Unfixed IP Addresses ?? Important?

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