Mtal1ca Posted October 25, 2006 CID Share Posted October 25, 2006 Can anyone tell me whether I would benefit by getting a static ip or should I leave it like it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ispgeek Posted October 25, 2006 CID Share Posted October 25, 2006 Okay....answer me these questions... Are you running a web server, game server, ip camera, irc server or anything else that would require your IP address to stay the same? If you cannot answer yes to any of these questions then there is NO benefit to your having a static IP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtal1ca Posted October 25, 2006 Author CID Share Posted October 25, 2006 Thanks. None of those. Just willing to try anything to help speeds. Earlier I was down to 15kbps. What a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 25, 2006 CID Share Posted October 25, 2006 Mtal1ca, I believe it is a bit more than that. Have you restarted the modem, defraged the comp, used disk cleanup lately, read this ? http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-4257 Is the weather bad where you are? Have you tried tweaking the connection? Are you clear from trees? Are you grounded properly? Post a speed test using the 2992 file test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ispgeek Posted October 25, 2006 CID Share Posted October 25, 2006 I second tommie's post. You have something else going on that has nothing to do with your IP address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Fan Posted November 21, 2006 CID Share Posted November 21, 2006 Thanks. None of those. Just willing to try anything to help speeds. Earlier I was down to 15kbps. What a joke You were probably FAP'd. oops, I just realized this was an old thread. oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted November 22, 2006 CID Share Posted November 22, 2006 Okay....answer me these questions... Are you running a web server, game server, ip camera, irc server or anything else that would require your IP address to stay the same? If you cannot answer yes to any of these questions then there is NO benefit to your having a static IP... Just to add to this "old" topic.... The static IP service for Hughes is a little deceptive. You aren't paying for a normal "static ip" per say, but you are paying for the ability to forward ports and have a routable system. The IP that your modem gets IS static when you commission the Sat modem, BUT, it acts as a NAT router and assigns local IP addresses via DHCP. This normally would be ok, except for the fact that one cannot configure anything on the modem to forward ports. Thus when you pay for the Static IP service, you are actually paying for an additional IP address, that can be assigned to a router and/or computer. Then you can forward ports with that router. The obvious benefits of this is ofcourse is easier P2P, connecting to your computer remotely, and/or setting up security cameras at a remote location. (Like your weekend cabin or something) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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