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Originally Posted by sia Are you sayint to be able to change the IP address you have to have a dynamic Ip to begin with? |
Yes, that is what is being said.
A Static IP means that you have the same IP from now until whenever you end your service with your provider. No one else has that IP. No amount of rebooting your cable/dsl modem and or router will change that. It is permanant. You may be able to call them and ask them to change your IP, but they will probably only do that once. You can purchase a bundle of 5 or more static IPs if you want, but it can get expensive.
A dynamic IP is given by your provider also but it's "leased". On it's own it may change every few days or weeks. But if you use the tips in the Stealth Book and on these forums, you can change it at will.
I use cable with a Static IP for my home network, but I have my ebay/paypal accounts on a different computer and it is using a Sprint Broadband wireless connection. I get a different dynamic IP everytime I connect with it. I just keep a record of all the IPs it has given me and on which accounts.
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