Now I'm speaking backwards. A dynamic ip address has no guarantee of staying the same is what I meant to say. In short, Dynamic ips are not guaranteed, and static ips are guaranteed to remain the same.
-- Raul A. Gallegos .. http://www.asmodean.net Raul a. Gallegos said the following on 8/10/2007 9:21 AM: > Tristan. Please don't spread false information <smile>. You have it > completely backwards. A dynamic IP address is one which changes often or > one which is not guaranteed to change. Some isps like Comcast hand out > dhcp addresses which may refresh only once a month while other isps like > Verizon may hand out ips depending on when you connect via dsl and so > your ip may change more often. Again, these are prime examples of a > dynamic ip address. This is why there are such services like > www.dyndns.org and www.no-ip.org so that one can map a hostname to an ip > address no matter when it changes. This way, if you are running a game > server for example, people only need to know your hostname, IE: > topspeed.asmodean.net and that way they can connect to you regardless of > what your IP address is. > > Static ips on the other hand do not change. If you have a static ip > address, it means that no matter how long you are or are not connected > to your ips, you will always have the same ip address. Verizon only > hands out static ip addresses to business type of accounts. Other > companies like Qwest and speakeasy will give you a static ip even if > your account is a residential one. > > Hopefully this will clear up any misunderstandings. > > -- > > Raul A. Gallegos .. http://www.asmodean.net > > > > Tristan said the following on 8/9/2007 9:13 PM: > >> Dynamic is like perminant, but on my verizon it isn't it changes about every >> week. Static always changes (every hour). >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
