How can one get a static IP with a wireless connection ?

hazephase · #1 07-22-2007, 11:16 AM

My friends plays games all the time which is a moving server and is having a problem cause he need a static IP to play this game , any advice ?
Its a wireless which needs a static IP

syphus · #2 07-22-2007, 10:09 PM

You need to be a little more specific about your question. Think carefully about what your asking and read your question carefully and check to make sure it makes grammatical sense.

Why does he need a static IP? Is he hosting games?
Is this Internet gaming? What do you precisely mean by wireless?
What hardware is involved? Routers? Switches?

hazephase · #3 07-23-2007, 04:58 AM

By Static IP I mean that his IP dose not change .
He has a dynamic IP and the problem is that the IP keeps changing so the site dose not know if it is him .
Yes it is internet gaming . by wireless I mean that there is no cable .
He has a router .
Thanks for any advice

syphus · #4 07-23-2007, 11:42 AM

I asked for clarification because you could have been talking about a router issuing a dynamic IP, or an ISP issuing one. You could have been talking about wireless internet or wireless LAN. I like to avoid jumped to conclusions, but since you seem unprepared to spend more than a few seconds posting anything so I'm going to have to, and assume you're talking about a wireless internet connection and some kind of game which accepts connections from a whitelist. Your friend needs to contact his ISP; they can offer a static IP address for a fee.

Any game that actually requires clients to have the same IP address is breaking established convention, not to mention, opening up a real security risk. The whole scenario seems strange...

JenniP · #5 07-23-2007, 07:33 PM

I would also add, does he want a static ip on his internal network (So port forwarding would work for instance) or on the external network (The internet).

If its the second, pay your ISP for a static IP simple as that and your not going to get a static IP without your ISP assigning one to you.

If its the internal network, just setup a specific DHCP entry for the machine by its MAC address on the router.

Jen

saubryn · #6 07-24-2007, 09:51 AM

Many ISPs only give static IPs on business accounts these days.

What game is he playing? I've never heard of any game that required a static IP. Sure, they may be convenient for HOSTING games, but you can just use Dyndns for that - it's easier than remembering an IP address anyways

ceprateek · #7 07-31-2007, 02:19 AM

Its a ISP problem.You can choose a cable connection and then buy a wireless router and see if this works.

Smash · #8 07-31-2007, 03:39 PM

I wouldn't say that at all, all ISP's give dynamic IP's unless you pay for a Static.

Just leaving your router plugged in and switched on will maintain the IP lease which the DHCP server issues.

attagirl · #9 08-01-2007, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by saubryn

Many ISPs only give static IPs on business accounts these days.

What game is he playing? I've never heard of any game that required a static IP. Sure, they may be convenient for HOSTING games, but you can just use Dyndns for that - it's easier than remembering an IP address anyways

As mentioned above you need to be sure that if you are wanting a static IP that your provider will allow them to non business customers, if you have to pay additional prices to get one, that is something you have to look at.

Smash · #10 08-01-2007, 11:08 PM

I prefer a Dynamic IP for my home connection, I'd use the link I put above if I did need a Static and then you can just dial in to your Static if you need to use it.

Having my IP change frequently is something I view as a security precaution. Running Torrents and P2P allows the nasties to trace you, and hopefully by the time they have found a vulnerability to your system, your IP would of changed to the 'nasty' wouldn't be able to find you again very quickly at all.