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static IP for modem?
Name: Chris Date: August 10, 2002 at 05:52:42 Pacific
Comment:
If I get static IP's from my ISP for my DSL connection does this mean that my DSL modem will have a static IP or do they usually have a dynamic IP?
Name: mickeygeek Date: August 10, 2002 at 15:23:50 Pacific
Reply:
When the DSL modem trains up to your ISP (blinking lights after you plug it in), it requests and receives an IP address. Usually this is one from a pool of available IP addresses. If your ISP allows you to sign up for a static IP, then when your modem trains up, it will receive the static IP..
So, the modem itself just receives whatever is sent to it, it doesn't have the IP embedded in it already or anything.
Does that clear up any confusion? Or did I misinterpret the question?
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Response Number 2
Name: Ray Date: August 11, 2002 at 17:05:41 Pacific
Reply:
To set things straight.
If you have a modem, the modem is actually a bridge. It has a Mac address but no IP address. Your computer gets the IP from the ISP. If you have a modem/router, the unit will get an IP address from your ISP. The router part will give your computer a different IP.
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