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BT broadband dynamic ip, how often does ip change?

  • 15-08-2006 2:31pm
    #1
    kaisersose77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,710 ✭✭✭


    My brother has bt broadband and im trying to set something up while he's away. Do normal BT packages have dynamic ip's? and if so how often does it change? like every 24 hours or every time you reboot the router?

    cheers


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  • #2
    rrolfe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭rrolfe


    staic ip will cost you more.

    there is 2 ways you can get arround it.

    get someone to login to the dsl router and tell you what your ip is
    use whatsmpip.com

    or install dnynamaic dns, some router support it.
    if not i think you can get an app that will update it from your pc

    try http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/


  • #3
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,026 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    it'll change every time you reconnect. I'm not sure if BT will periodically boot you off the system, i generally just turn mine on when I need it.


  • #4
    kaisersose77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,710 ✭✭✭kaisersose77


    By reconnect do you mean reboot?


    See there will be linux server thing connected to the router, and this will be on 24/7. I think the wrt54g router supports dyndns and i think he has that so that should solve the problem as he can sign up for an account with dyndns and the router should inform it of any changes.

    thanks for the replies


  • #5
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    somebodys setting up an ssh tunnel ;)


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