Traduk
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Re: [ADSL] Newbie router IP address question
ChasN,
>>So, I understand that my router will fetch an address from my ISP when I connect, and because my ISP offers me a static IP, that will always be the same.
My ADSL is with Zen and I have a fixed IP. It appears to be standard to select DHCP type collection of the ISP's IP even though it is not dynamic but fixed. In theory and in practice it doesn't matter either way because you will always get the IP you have been allocated.
I changed mine to the fixed input as opposed to dynamic because I was troubleshooting on a distant connection and did not want the router to request an ISP address. For me it works either way. My router has a timer for dynamic address lease renewals and even though it's set for fixed it still goes out every 3 days (setting in options) and renews even though it's pointless.
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