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Re:Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms by sosborn on Friday December 22, 2023 @11:59AM (#38736076)
Do they guarantee it is static?

My current IP hasn't changed in years but I need to pony up if I want them to guarantee it forever.

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Re:Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms by dehrmann on Friday December 22, 2023 @12:24PM (#38736363)
> Do they guarantee it is static?

Yes, but it's only for grandfathered DSL.

https://help.sonic.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009880293-Static...

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Re:Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms by josephcsible on Friday December 22, 2023 @12:04PM (#38736141)
Are you running any servers? I can't find it now, but I remember reading somewhere once that ISPs force IP changes more often on residential users that they detect are running servers.
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Re:Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms by ndriscoll on Friday December 22, 2023 @03:28PM (#38738274)
I've been running a web server for the last year or so, and I still have the same IP from Comcast that I've had for years. When I was a teenager I also ran servers and had a stable IP for years. Ostensibly they say you're not allowed to run servers, but I'm guessing they'd only care if you're constantly using a significant chunk of your bandwidth.
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