Sky IP Keeps Changing

DezUk

DezUk

DezUk

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I have recently setup a webcam in a friends house so she can keep an eye on some new pups that have arrived. All is working fine with the remote IP cam, I have setup remote web access via a free DNS provider http://www.noip.com/

The problem is that her WAN IP address keeps changing on a daily basis and this means that the web url does not work. I end up having to login to http://www.noip.com/ and updating the WAN IP which is not ideal.

She is with Sky and I asked to call and ask about a static IP but this is not something they offer. After a quick Google I see that Sky do have "sticky" IPs so it should never really change that much so I am not sure why its changing on a daily basis.

Anyone else experienced this or suggest a work around?

I personally am with Virgin and my WAN IP never changes.
 
Not as far as I know, even then when I have power cycled my Virgin hub it hardly ever changes.
 
Is it not possible to put the no-ip details into the router to maintain the IP when it changes, if not you could run a script every X mins to maintain the IP, lots of options for this with a quick google.
 
There's a free service, but it's not as good as it used to be. You now have to confirm that you're still using it every so often, which is mildly annoying.
 
I use freedns.afraid.org for my dynamic DNS with Sky Fibre. Not sure if the Sky router will support it however, I use a third party router.
 
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