Guest Buzz Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Hi, My computer (Dell Optiplex w/ XP home SP2) is changing my ip address on a daily basis. I have Bellsouth DSL and have had to renew and reset the correct pasword through the Bellsouth tool application after I close my Panda security software. This has been going on for a week or so. I have a netgear router with a wireless to a 2nd computer which is not affected. Any ideas how I can correct and stop the address change?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Computer is daily changing my ip address. "Buzz" <idratherbfishing@edisto.com> wrote in message news:7F479C0A-9980-4B77-AF79-476C39BAFB03@microsoft.com... > Hi, > My computer (Dell Optiplex w/ XP home SP2) is changing my ip address on a > daily basis. I have Bellsouth DSL and have had to renew and reset the > correct > pasword through the Bellsouth tool application after I close my Panda > security software. This has been going on for a week or so. I have a > netgear > router with a wireless to a 2nd computer which is not affected. > > Any ideas how I can correct and stop the address change? If your internal IP address keeps changing then you must give it a fixed address instead of relying on DHCP. If your external IP address changes then you must ask your ISP for a fixed IP address.
Guest Gordon Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Computer is daily changing my ip address. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:eBC8E0r%23HHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "Buzz" <idratherbfishing@edisto.com> wrote in message > news:7F479C0A-9980-4B77-AF79-476C39BAFB03@microsoft.com... >> Hi, >> My computer (Dell Optiplex w/ XP home SP2) is changing my ip address on a >> daily basis. I have Bellsouth DSL and have had to renew and reset the >> correct >> pasword through the Bellsouth tool application after I close my Panda >> security software. This has been going on for a week or so. I have a >> netgear >> router with a wireless to a 2nd computer which is not affected. >> >> Any ideas how I can correct and stop the address change? > > If your internal IP address keeps changing then you must > give it a fixed address instead of relying on DHCP. > > If your external IP address changes then you must ask your > ISP for a fixed IP address. > I suspect that may be linked to the Panda security software - most Broadband users that I know of have a variable Ip address. Indeed, my network has a variable IP address from my ISP, and on top of that, each machine receives IP by DHCP from the router as well, and I don't need to keep entering ISP passwords...
Guest smlunatick Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Computer is daily changing my ip address. On Sep 19, 8:50 am, Buzz <idratherbfish...@edisto.com> wrote: > Hi, > My computer (Dell Optiplex w/ XP home SP2) is changing my ip address on a > daily basis. I have Bellsouth DSL and have had to renew and reset the correct > pasword through the Bellsouth tool application after I close my Panda > security software. This has been going on for a week or so. I have a netgear > router with a wireless to a 2nd computer which is not affected. > > Any ideas how I can correct and stop the address change? You state that you have a "Netgear" router. This has a DHCP service running on it and depending on the "IP lease timeout",it is normal to have the IP address chaning constantly. If you do not want the IP address(es) to be changing, you need to look at "IP address reservation" or assign the IP address directly in the network adapter's TCP/IP settings.
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