Ipconfig not showing public IP?
IT sounds like your ISP is using private addresses - even on your specific connection. Normally - an ISP would give you a public address (from a pool they have) and your router would use a private address (and perform NAT - network address translation mapping protocols, ports, etc to/from the private/public space. In your case your ISP is doing this (for their benefit - not yours). If you do NAT yourself then there are 2 levels of NAT going on - yours and the ISPs. You are right that you can't do the things you want (because of the service provider NAT) however if you read your terms of service carefully I am pretty sure that you are not 'allowed' to do this anyway... ISPs do not like customers running servers, etc... I am not familiar with games (I would expect a game to work through NAT - maybe they are blocking specific ports that the game uses... you should call them on this...) Note however that I am talking about game client - not server... Hope this helps!
How can I get a static public IP since my ISP does not provide one?
Only your ISP can provide you a public static IP.If the only choice is a dynamically released IP, the only way you have to keep track of the updates is to setup a DDNS (dynamic domain name).Therefore you will have a custom domain that points to the dynamic-IP of your home.There are several free services available, like no-ip.com.In this case you have anyway a domain name, not a static IP (when querying the DDNS you receive as output the home dynamic IP, that is different at every update).As a better -more customized- way you could even purchase a custom domain name or a server like a VPS (that has an own static dedicated IP) and forward all the requests to a specific IP (you'll have to build up a script that updates this target-IP as the ISP one changes, maybe using here the DDNS service).NOTE: apart from a ‘business use' (e.g. home servers) of your home-IP, a dynamic public IP is anyway better for security/anonymity reasons than a static one.EDIT: I’ve not suggested a VPN because every VPN provider could change without any notice the exit point of the tunnel. So this couldn’t be a very practicable way to have a really static dedicated IP address (as a VPN address is mostly public - shared with other users).
Does putting a gaming console into a dmz have any effect on the rest of the devices on a network?
I've been having some trouble playing games online recently with my Wii U, thanks to my router. From what I understand putting it on a dmz should allow me to play games without any problems due to router security being lowered for that particular IP. I'm not too knowledgeable on routers but if I set a static IP for a console, and then enable dmz for that IP, wouldn't other PC's that dynamically acquire IP's eventually acquire the dmz'd IP, therefore reducing the security significantly for that PC? I guess the bottom line question is: Will my PC's be safe on a network with a dmz'd console.
I want my router to assign IP addresses instead of my ISP.?
I like to game online with my Nintendo DS and a Linksys Wireless Router. The only problem is that when I invite friends over for them to play online as well, my ISP doesn't give me enough IPs for all of them and we lose the connection. I would like to know how to set up my router so that it will give out the IPs and not the ISP so I can have as many connections as I want and the DSL line will sustain. Can anyone help?
Will geek squad help me with my internet/gaming problem?
about my internet/gaming problem is my Nat Type is set to strict and i have tried all most every thing i have contacted at&t and Cisco about this and nothing i watch videos on it still strict BTW i am on ps3 and xbox 360 i have thought about 3 things : going to a computer shop(home town), geek squad or just getting a different provider thank you for your answers
Static IP?
I agree with the first guy. Also, if you have Netmeeting and want to have a video conference, you can just give someone your IP address and have them dial you up. For a computer nerd, giving someone your IP address is cooler than giving them your phone number. For a normal person who thinks the WWW, email, and AIM are the whole internet, it won't make any difference.
Is my ISP actually providing me a static IP?
Residential customers typically get a dynamic IP address, and business customers often opt for static IPs, which is a service for which a business is willing to pay a premium.As a residential customer, a static IP is a nice thing to have, especially if you host a gamer server or something similar. For a business customer, an ISP will also offer DNS records for customers, as the businesses need their customers to be able to talk to their servers.Apart from the higher cost for business service vs. residential, the major difference in service would be the expectation that a residential customer would consume more bandwidth in the inbound direction than the outbound direction, and as such, residential service would typically by asymmetrical, and business service would by symmetrical, or closer to symmetrical.Most ISPs monitor usage, and if a residential customer is maxing out on outbound bandwidth, a phone call or letter might be in the way.Dynamic IP addresses are most often served via a process called DHCP. A DHCP server will provide an IP address via a lease, which can vary in length. A lease for a desktop might be a day or a week, and a lease for a wireless device might be 4 hours. You typically get an initial address, and then periodically you renew the lease and get the same address over and over. A client has the right to request a specific address, and if it is available, the server has the right to deny that request and offer another IP. Additionally, a DHCP server could elect to shuffle IP addresses every time you requested an address, but most US ISPs do not shuffle IPs. If you are running a Microsoft OS, the ipconfig/all command will show you the IP address of your DHCP server.ISPs vary in how permissive they are in allowing residential customers to provide services, and if your ISP allows such usage, looking at a dynamic DNS provider may be a useful exercise. These companies will provide a DNS record for your dynamic IP address, and if your IP charges, the DNS record is quickly and automagically updated.