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C-P-User-329-Jan-16 23:07

29-Jan-16 23:07

Richard MacCutchan wrote:
Which IP address are you referring to; a local one within your private home network, or a public one assigned by your ISP?

I believe the answer is: The public one assigned by my ISP

e.g., the address you get from sites such as IP Chicken[^]

Richard MacCutchan29-Jan-16 23:26

29-Jan-16 23:26

You believe? It would help to be sure. However, if that is the one that is assigned by the ISP then there is no way to change it, as they are dynamically allocated. You can apply for a fixed address for which you probably have to pay a premium. This was already explained in response to the same qwuestion you posted in the Lounge.

C-P-User-329-Jan-16 23:32

29-Jan-16 23:32

Okay, I am sure.

It's the one that shows up in IP Chicken[^]

Okay, so, if the ISP assigns it, even though it is called "dynamic", it really isn't.

True ?

Jochen Arndt29-Jan-16 23:53

Jochen Arndt

29-Jan-16 23:53

It's called dynamic because it is changed frequently (e.g. every 24 hours).

Richard MacCutchan29-Jan-16 23:56

29-Jan-16 23:56

No, it is dynamic in the sense that it is allocated automatically by the ISP's systems. And you, as their customer, have no control over it.

C-P-User-330-Jan-16 7:30

30-Jan-16 7:30

Richard MacCutchan wrote:
...you, as their customer, have no control over it...

Bingo.

Is it really so horrible for Joe Normal to want a different address each week ?

Every day would be really nice.

That used to be the way it worked. No clue why they make us all sitting ducks today.

Peter_in_278030-Jan-16 14:27

Peter_in_2780

30-Jan-16 14:27

Bounce your router. When it comes back, odds are your ISP will give you a different IP address.

Cheers,
Peter

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

C-P-User-31-Feb-16 11:18

1-Feb-16 11:18

Peter_in_2780 wrote:
Bounce your router.

New phrase for me. Never heard it before. Is this described somewhere, preferably with a video clip to help us clueless newbees ?

Just asked Google and Bing how to bounce a router, and as usual, I didn't phrase my question properly.

Peter_in_27801-Feb-16 13:21

Peter_in_2780

1-Feb-16 13:21

Ask urbandictionary[^] instead!

 Bounce
To restart or recycle as in a server.
"The RPC service was down so I called the network guys and had them bounce the server."

Warning: urbandictionary is 99% not KSS, and often NSFW.

Cheers,
Peter

Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

Richard MacCutchan30-Jan-16 21:11

30-Jan-16 21:11

C-P-User-3 wrote:
s it really so horrible for Joe Normal to want a different address each week ?

Why would you? Changing your IP address on a weekly basis serves no purpose.

Eddy Vluggen1-Feb-16 11:55

Eddy Vluggen

1-Feb-16 11:55

TOR exists simply because that is not true.

Bastard Programmer from Hell Suspicious | :suss:

If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

Richard MacCutchan1-Feb-16 21:40

1-Feb-16 21:40

Eddy Vluggen2-Feb-16 12:52

Eddy Vluggen

2-Feb-16 12:52

An IP-address is used to identify people, innit? Smile | :)

Bastard Programmer from Hell Suspicious | :suss:

If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

Richard MacCutchan2-Feb-16 22:05

2-Feb-16 22:05

You've been watching too much CSI.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter30-Jan-16 7:07

30-Jan-16 7:07

As told - your external IP address assigned by your ISP, and it called dynamic, because it is not fixed...means it can be changed by the system of the ISP at any moment...
In most cases turning off-on your router gives you a new IP, so it may work for you...
(If it is critical for you, ask ISP...They own the IP range so may have a solution for you...)

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

C-P-User-330-Jan-16 7:24

30-Jan-16 7:24

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:
In most cases turning off-on your router gives you a new IP, so it may work for you...

A five day disconnection did not work.

I have the same IP address I've had for, duh, three months, I'm guessing.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter30-Jan-16 7:34

30-Jan-16 7:34

It is probably different there, than here...
There is an other - more complicated - way...Changing the MAC address of your gateway (router)...Wouldn't do it if not extremely necessary...

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

C-P-User-31-Feb-16 11:15

1-Feb-16 11:15

Curious, could I purchase a second physical device, and connect it ?

Would the second physical MAC address in the second physical device set off alarms and panic at my ISP ?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Feb-16 20:22

1-Feb-16 20:22

I do not know your ISP, but I have no problem whatsoever to connect more than one router on the same line...They share the bandwidth but all works...

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

C-P-User-36-Feb-16 15:25

6-Feb-16 15:25

It so happened that my (monthly lease) modem was in the trunk of my car which was the object of an 18-wheeler hit and run, which turned into an extended nightmare of 6 weeks with my car in the shop.

Result: I did not return it according to the agreement, so I owed the provider the price of their modem.

My responsibility, so I paid.

I guess that I am now the proud owner of a second Modem.

I am currently plugged in directly via an ethernet cable.

My previous place, it was WiFi between computer and router.

I don't know the first thing about these devices. I was in a place that had One Megabit (more or less) and I'm now in a place that has Twenty Five Megabits.

I suppose the procedure will be to plug the other one in, and start the guess and test procedure to see if it works.

Advice welcome.

Richard Andrew x646-Feb-16 18:52

Richard Andrew x64

6-Feb-16 18:52

In order to use a new modem, you must activate it according to your ISP's procedure.

This usually means telephoning them and telling them the MAC address and serial number of the modem.

Only after they put that information into their system can the new device work with your service.

The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter6-Feb-16 21:11

Bluetooth - serial or SPI?

6-Feb-16 21:11

It sounds me awful...To me all I need is the type of the communication (PPPoE/PPPoA and other technical things) and my username/password...The later is in my head and the former is in the current modem...

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Vaclav_16-Jan-16 7:04

Vaclav_

16-Jan-16 7:04

I have been unable to find out if Bluetooth spec actually specifies how to connect to the device.
Most application talk about two basic parts of the technology - the interface ( serial AKA modem, SPI, USB ) and the RF.
And I though these devices could communicate among each other on their own ( as instructed) - for example passing the payload "down the pipe" sort off.
Perhaps real pipe dream?

And please - no Google it ! I did.

Re: Bluetooth - serial or SPI?

Richard MacCutchan16-Jan-16 21:03