Static IP

Upgrade · 16 Jul 2013 at 19:28

Hi, I've just moved house and the internet seems to assign a static IP. I've not changed ISP and in my old house it was dynamic.

Is it possible to contact Sky to change it from dynamic to static or is that not possible?

Ta

Deleted member 77746 · 16 Jul 2013 at 19:32

Sky don't do static ip addresses.

Upgrade · 16 Jul 2013 at 19:37

Eh. How do I quickly check if it's dynamic or static? When I googled my IP address it said it was static.

Deleted member 77746 · 16 Jul 2013 at 19:44

irsean said:
Eh. How do I quickly check if it's dynamic or static? When I googled my IP address it said it was static.

It's dynamic, Sky don't give out static addresses.

Upgrade · 16 Jul 2013 at 19:58

When I go to cmd and type in /ipconfig all - it says DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . No.
Am I right in saying this should say 'Yes?'

BattFink · 16 Jul 2013 at 20:06

From your desktop's command prompt you are only going to see an internal (NAT'd) IP address

Your external address (e.g. your Public IP) will be dynamic (as previously mentioned Sky don't offer Static IP addresses)

Upgrade · 16 Jul 2013 at 20:11

Alright, thanks.

BattFink · 16 Jul 2013 at 20:14

But to answer you question, most of time it's easier just to leave DHCP enabled on the PC (unless you've set up port forwarding etc..)

Upgrade · 16 Jul 2013 at 20:22

How do I enable it?

BattFink · 16 Jul 2013 at 20:54

What OS are you running?

If it's windows 7:

You go to Control Panel --> Network & Sharing --> Change Adapter Settings

Right click on your network card and select properties

Select Internet Protocol Version 4 & Click properties

Ensure that "Obtain an IP address automatically" is selected

Upgrade · 16 Jul 2013 at 21:09

It was already on automatically ;o

KIA · 16 Jul 2013 at 22:46

@irsean You don't need to touch your PC settings. Power down the router for 10 minutes.

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Jul 2013 at 10:14

irsean said:
It was already on automatically ;o

I'm not sure if you understand networking properly.

Your ISP assignes your router an external IP address (regardless if its dynamic or static).

Your PC then gets assigned an internal address from the router so that computers inside your network can talk to the router and beyond. This can also be static or dynamic.