How do I tell if I have a dynamic or static IP adress?
(I have windows vista home premium)
2007-10-13 18:15:05 · 6 answers · asked by bobman14 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Generally you would have been told in your ISP contract or package.
You would probably know, cause you normally would be charged more for a fixed IP - fixed IPs lock up numbers permanently - dynamic allocation allows sharing of a pool of fewer numbers, which is more economical for an ISP.
Most domestic or home packages would be dynamic - but you may retain the same IP number for the whole session, or it may be swapped around from time to time.
Business packages can have either - a fixed IP number is often a 'feature' of these packages - which cost more than domestic.
Other answers have told you ways to find out for certain.
2007-10-13 23:05:33 · answer #1 · answered by fooles.troupe 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Most residential and a lot of business basic DSL line is Dynamic. I am 99.99% sure you have dynamic IP because if you had static IP, your DSL provider would have told you so and provided you with the Static IP address as well as Default Gateway Address and DHCP server addresses. For static IP based DSL, you would have to configure the TCP/IP properties or Internet Protocol of your modem and router with the above info. With dynamic IP DSL (which is what most of the people have), the TCP/IP properties are all automatic.
As for running an IPCONFIG on command prompt, Verizon and a lot of other DSL providers are renewing the Dynamic IP addresses only once in a while. They work almost as constant as a Static address. In that case, you may see the same IP Address even after you release and renew IP addresses in a Dynamic IP DSL. This will also happen if your router's default values are changed and is configured to have a specific start and end address.
2007-10-13 18:28:57 · answer #2 · answered by Nomad2525 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
this is better;
go to your control panel then network connections, right click the local area connection then click the properties tab. If in the properties the radio button for ---> obtain ip address automatically is chosen you have a dynamic IP address else you have a static IP address. this is for XP, for Vista i think its the same.
Check it out.
2007-10-13 21:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to run and type CMD and black screen should come up.
Type ipconfig and check to see what your current IP is....
Type ipconfig /release and then type ipconfig /renew...
Once more type ipconfig and see if the IP has changed.
If it is the same IP then you have a static IP address otherwsie it is a dynamic IP address.
2007-10-13 18:21:12 · answer #4 · answered by jack 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Whats the difference--from a consumers perspective? You should be more interested in how do I keep "others" from seeing my ip?
2007-10-14 06:55:33 · answer #5 · answered by enigmatic1844 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask your ISP or check your contract
2007-10-13 18:17:20 · answer #6 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋