I want to setups a statistic ip adddress. I have xp pro. I wonder how I can do this. Do you need a router? If you just have one desktop that connects direct to modem does an statistic ip can still be done? Must you have a router?
Well, I think you can setup a static IP if you have a router. R2K assisted me with creating one for my desktop so I could RDP into it. I also use it, the static IP address, for bit torrent sharing because I have heard it helps speed up your sharing or at least keep it consistent. I don't remember exactly what R2K did but I know Oink has a page where you can setup a static IP address but I think you must be connected to the your network/Internet through a router. I used their page to setup a static IP on one of my laptops for sharing.
You don't NEED a router for a static IP address, but I highly recommend one because they separate your computer from the internet, acting as a firewall, and they allow you to have more than one computer using that static IP.
When you have access to the Internet you are assigned an IP address via whatever service you use. For example, 66.144.23.2. Unless you pay extra, you are NOT guaranteed to have that address. It could be reset at any time. As someone else posted, you can generally pay a fee and get a static address. With a router, you will still have the same type of IP address, but you can then assign "static" addresses to your various devices connected to the router. These will generally take the form of 192.168.0.1. There are services such as www.dnsalias.org that work with your router to allow your IP address to change without you knowing it. For example, when you sign up at dnsalias.org it and your router work together to establish your current IP. You can then access your computer via the name you set up (e.g. dookie.dnsalias.org) rather than worrying what your IP address is. If the IP changes, your router reports it to dnsalias.org. Also, with your router, you will need to tell it which computer to connect to if you use remote desktop connection. Generally you simply route the RDC conenction to the appropriate router supplied IP (192.168.0.X) All that being said, my ISP supplied IP address hasn't changed in months.
In case you want to access your home computer form a remote location, you need to know how to get to it. Free servies such as dnsalias.org allow this capabilty without the need for a guaranteed IP address.
