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

Smash · #7 07-28-2007, 12:01 AM

Just leave your router switched on all the time, then your public internet IP will stay the same.

If this isn't possible us this:-

No-IP - Dynamic DNS, Static DNS for Your Dynamic IP
It gives you an IP you can use all the time.

ceprateek · #8 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 · #9 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 · #10 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.