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Old 19-01-2008, 10:53 PM
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if i have an IP address (not my own) is there an easy way to find out if its static or dynamic? please
Old 19-01-2008, 10:57 PM
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Hmm, try this: http://www.completewhois.com/rbl_lookup.htm
Old 20-01-2008, 12:37 AM
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your ip will change daily upon the reeboot of your equipment unless it is static. check it a couple of time at www.myipaddress.com
Old 20-01-2008, 06:01 AM
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Doesn't it tell you if you login to your ISP account?

It does on mine, also I can choose which one I want to use.
Old 20-01-2008, 09:01 AM
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its dynamic, if you don't know you can bet your arse its dynamic
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Originally Posted by Gra
if i have an IP address (not my own) is there an easy way to find out if its static or dynamic? please
Originally Posted by Turbocabbie
its dynamic
Is this you??



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I see you went in for a sneaky edit!!

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Old 20-01-2008, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
I see you went in for a sneaky edit!!
Yea but only because i knew you were going to make a comment, as if you did'nt know this is me

Old 20-01-2008, 03:13 PM
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cheers for the reply, but its not my IP i want to check, ifi have a IP that is someone elses is there a way to check if its static,?
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Go to Start - RUN and type in CMD enter.


At the prompt type in IPCONFIG /ALL

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain_not_set.invalid
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : ??.??.??.??.??
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes THIS IS THE BIT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT - THIS MEANS DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNED
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.2.X
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
10.1.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 20 January 2008 11:36:00
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 21 January 2008 11:36:00
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do a reverse ip lookup and it will tell you who owns that address, you can then determine how that address is issued
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