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Old 08-08-2003, 05:04 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Static versus random IP address

Hello all,

My ISP provides me with a dynamic IP address so every time I log in it changes, which is GOOD, but... I want to subscribe to a government listing service that demands a static IP address as a requirement for subscription. I don't want to go to a static IP for anything other than this subscription. Any ideas?

Thanks.
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Old 08-08-2003, 07:33 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Depending on your ISP.. they may provide you with a static IP for a bit extra. That's all I can think of offhand.
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Old 08-08-2003, 08:28 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Yes, it all depends on your isp. Dialup, cable, DSL will usually have a different ip address for you from time to time. You usually can also pay extra for a static ip. Or, you could go through a proxy server but that prolly isn't very secure and a govt. site prolly will not be too pleased with that either.
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Old 08-08-2003, 08:46 AM   #4 (permalink)
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if it doesn't have to be a ip address, look into getting a free dns redictector which will point to your ip whenever you update it


www.no-ip.com is an example
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Old 08-08-2003, 08:50 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Any reason besides cost you don't want to go with a static IP?
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Old 08-09-2003, 12:54 PM   #6 (permalink)
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if your looking into not getting caught using KaZaA - then i wouldnt switch over to a static IP - the gov't uses static IP to easily track your movements - My only suggestion is not to sign up with that gov't thing and find something else that is equally as pleasing to your needs - unless you really need to then i would suggest what these other ppl have
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Old 08-09-2003, 06:29 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Could you just use a proxy? Lotsa freebies around.
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Old 08-10-2003, 09:11 AM   #8 (permalink)
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If it's just a web page, use a anonymous proxy. You can get a list from http://publicproxyservers.com.

If its another service that requires ports or something, you could always get an ssh account with a cheap unix host and tunnel from your pc to your host, and then provide the govt service with the host's ip.
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Old 08-15-2003, 04:11 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Thanks for the ideas, it really is an issue of cost. I like the randomness of the rotating IP address, I am not going to change that. I just wanted to "hook" into a static IP for this stupid ass county government subscription service that saves me a trip to the courthouse every other day.
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Old 08-15-2003, 12:18 PM   #10 (permalink)
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static IPs are more expensive though...
 
Old 08-15-2003, 01:59 PM   #11 (permalink)
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The most long-standing solution for providing a fixed name lookup for machines on dynamic IP addresses is:

Dyndns.org

Essentially, when you power up your machine and get a new IP, you run a program that informs dyndns.org that a lookup like:
'bozos.dyndns.org' should be mapped to IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. After that, your IP address can be referenced by the rest of the world as 'bozos.dyndns.org'
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