This is starting to get a bit off topic, but it's one of those grey areas I realize as well. So, I'll answer this, but let's try to get away from the more technical aspects of how ip addresses work. I too need to watch this myself because I used to be a dns admin for Sprint and know too well how ip addressing works. It's true that an isp can force an ip change, but usually it's set to a pre-determined time like every couple of weeks. It really does not make sense to change it every 5 minutes unless the isp is paranoid. Also, if you are on dsl, you probably use PPPOE to connect and that is basically like dial up over Ethernet. You still use the point to point protocol IE ppp to connect, but it's over Ethernet, IE OE, hence PPPOE. The ip address seems to change more often with this type, but I would doubt that unless you are in a very different network of Verizon than what they normally use, your ip should only change when you disconnect and reconnect. If you sign up for dynamic host account like with www.dyndns.org which is my personal favorite and one who I've used for 7 years now, you can make it so a personal host name will always update no matter what your ip is. Unfortunately, if your ip changes in the middle of a game, it would most likely interrupt the connection.
Hope this helps, and please let's try to get away from the ip technical discussion. Many thanks. -- Raul A. Gallegos .. http://www.asmodean.net Robert Montowski said the following on 8/10/2007 9:45 AM: > I called Verizon DSL support and they tell me I have no control over my IP > address...duh..kind of knew that already! > the tech guy..from india..tells me my IP can change as often as every 5 > minutes..sigh. > My system is behind a linksys router. > I never turned the router off..and yet about every 2 hours when I checked > it..I had a new IP address. > I always believe that a dynamic IP address would change if you turned your > system off.. > now I find out it can change any ole darn time it wants to..grrrr > How do you write a game to play thru the net if you can't keep your IP > address? > Robert > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
