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internet IP keep changing when restarting computer...

Hi there,

Problem:

I have this friend who has a game server that are connected at the internet and he has static IP. And his problem is his IP kept changing when his server restarted.

Question:

Is there a way to make his internet IP stays what he want everytime he restarts his server? Im not a network pro thats why i need help from you guys.

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skaap2k

You need to speak to the ISP to get his static IP address setup, he currently has a dynamic address which changes.

-Rob

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megs28

What's the IP address that he's getting....?

WGhen

You say he has a static IP and then you say that he keeps getting a different one after a reboot.
By any chance, are you saying he has obtained a static IP from the ISP, enters it into his server but loses it after a reboot?
UNIX boxes will do this unless the configuration is "saved".
Just me throwing that out there.

WGhen

pakitloss

The best way to do this is to have a router out front....... get an IP address and set it statically. Most ISP's these days don't hand that IP back out until the Lease expires. As long as you are not down for any length of time this may work. I had the same Adelphia address for over a year. If it is a Redhat box then set it in the /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/[interface]

dezmay

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thanks for the answer guys... more power