My Cable modem IP rarely changes. I don't rely on it being that way anyway... Except for GetFlix, and there's an app that updates it in a second. (on their end). But yeah, very rarely have I noticed it change, six months or more maybe even a year.
On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 at 15:21 Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) <[email protected]> wrote: > sorry DOCSIS 3 - I hate autocorrect > > Regards > > Greg > > Dr Greg Low > SQL Down Under > +61 419201410 > 1300SQLSQL (1300775775) > > > On 28 Oct 2015, at 6:17 PM, Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yep correct - rarely changes - just get a reliable DDNS service and a > decent modem/router that "gets" DDNS. We use a DOCSUS 3 modem in bridge > mode then have a Billion box plugged into it. Seems to work well and we can > get to our NAS through it just fine. However, bit by bit we're moving it > all to Azure anyway so hope soon to not care about local IP address. > > > > Regards > > > > Greg > > > > Dr Greg Low > > SQL Down Under > > +61 419201410 > > 1300SQLSQL (1300775775) > > > >> On 28 Oct 2015, at 5:11 PM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Folks, I had a Telstra cable modem installed this morning, but I > haven't switched over to it yet because I don't know how it allocates IP > addresses. I will have to update my DNS records to point the world to my > home server. Web searches hint that the IP only changes if the modem is > disconnected for "an extended period of time". Some hint that this period > is days. Some people hint that the IP is "sticky" and will rarely change in > practise. Can anyone confirm that this is actually the cable IP behaviour? > >> > >> Greg K >
