On Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:55:27 BST antlists wrote: > I think there's static, and there's effectively static. > > If your router is running 24/7, then the IP won't change even if it's > DHCP. But your router only needs to be switched off or otherwise off the > network for the TTL (time to live), and DHCP will assign you a different > IP when it comes back.
My ISP confirms that my addresses are static. Both IPv4 and IPv6. I don't pay extra for static addresses, though I did have to request a v4 one some years ago to avoid being blocked from this mail list. > That's server-side configuration, so if the ISP doesn't elicitly > allocate you an address in their DHCP setup, what you've got is > effectively static not really static. > > But it really should be so damn simple - take the ISP's network address, > add the last three octets of the customer's router or something like > that, and there's the customer's network v6 assigned to the customer's > router. One fixed address that won't change unless the customer changes > router or ISP. I don't recognise anything like that pattern in my addresses. > I need to learn how v6 works ... :-) Me too. I thought I was set up right, but I now doubt it. -- Regards, Peter.
