On 26 December 2012 16:02, Andrew Pitonyak <and...@pitonyak.org> wrote:
> On 26.12.2012 05:17, TJ Frazier wrote: > >> On 12/25/2012 21:51, RGB ES wrote: >> >>> 2012/12/26 TJ Frazier <tjfraz...@cfl.rr.com> >>> >>> I thought that anyone on a dial-up connection got a dynamic IP, but >> anyone on a broadband line got a permanent IP. Is this wrong? >> > > Not exactly..... I would say "semi-permanent" > > With my cable modem, I may go a few months with the same IP, maybe even > longer, but I might also change IP a couple of times in one week. > > If you drop power to the modem, it is highly probable that a new IP will b > assigned when you come back up. Or so it seems to me. > You can see it on your DHCP lease time. Most telecom providers in europe set it to 4 hours, meaning if you are out for more than 4 hours, your ip is up for grab and you can be more or less sure to get a new one. If you want a new IP, you can force it yourself. If you just have a cable modem use "ipconfig /release or ipconfig /renew", a router has normally the same feature in the web interface. Jan I. > > Andy > >
