Vista - Ip change problem

hello guys need help.... i Have this problem on IP change....

1st when i open my computer i have the IP of.. 132.0.122.964(example)
then when i shut it down after 4 to 5 hours or even 30 mins or lower it will change how can i make my IP stable even if i shut it down.... thanks guys

If you're talking about your internet-facing ("public") IP address, you most likely can't control that. Most ISPs allocate IP addresses on a dynamic basis to their home/personal customers, with static IPs (which don't change) reserved for their "business" plans. That's one of the differentiating factors which helps to sell the premium busine$$ contracts.

---and speaking of IP-addy, why can't I insert different IP-numbers DAILY, into my laptop connect/settings to browse anonymously, - without having to also set the MAIN pc used here by another person? - (and having to re-configure the wireless router each day also)---

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If you've got a "router" between you and the ISP, chances are that router is doing Network Address Translation (NAT) to convert requests from the "private" IP address range(s) used by your PC and make them look like they come from the "public" IP address on the router's outside interface. Therefore, the act of changing your 192.168.X.Y or similar private IP address (behind the router) makes absolutely no difference to your level of anonymity because the router's external "public" IP is what counts - that's what would be used to track any nefarious activities.

The whole concept of "anonymity" on the Internet is mostly misunderstood. In short, there is no anonymity. If someone's actions are sufficiently nasty to warrant investigation, they will be found once the appropriate technical resources are leveraged. Otherwise, those who just like browsing certain (legal) websites that their spouse might get upset about - relax, nobody else really cares. They're all too busy visiting similar sites themselves

ahhh so is there a program or some application... that stables my IP even if i shut mu computer down...?

Again assuming you're talking about your public, external, Internet-facing IP address - no.

If you want a static IP, you'd have to subscribe to one of the ISP's plans which provide that service.

hmmm ok thanks i love this forums i really love this whahahahah thank you for your helps hahaha

---THANK YOU for the previous above reply---(though I do not conduct 'nefarious' activities - I just sign in to social-sites with more than 1 name)---

---also, could you elaborate more info about 'static' -IP and does it really matter which type of internet service one chooses from---

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In the context of the OP's original quesion, a "static" IP address is one which never changes because it has been assigned to that customer by the ISP. If the address is say 203.1.2.3, it will always remain the same irrespective of how many times they connect or disconnect, or just how long they've been connected. A static IP is useful for business purposes and for those who wish to run servers - because the address never changes, the machine is not a moving target and it can, for example, run a web server - www.MyCompanyName.com.

Virtually all non-"business" account offerings from ISPs do not provide static IP addresses. Instead, the address is dynamic in the sense that it's ephemeral - it may change the next time the user connects, or sometimes even during a single session. The user does not own any particular IP address; the ISP merely assigns one address to them every time they connect, but there's no guarantee that it will always be the same address. In fact, they sometimes go out of their way to shuffle IPs regularly for their dynamic, non-business accounts. The advantage from the ISPs point of view is that a relatively smaller pool of addresses can service a larger pool of customers (not all customers are connected at once), plus the dynamic IP is an obstacle to running servers precisely because the address changes frequently. On the whole, they'd like customers to pay more money for the business plan with a static IP if they're going to host content/run servers.

---THANK YOU for the above info! - very useful 'in-a-nutshell' sort of way for quick viewing, for all of us newbies at this forum site---(though it is easy for me and anyone else to search the net for tons info, most of us do not bother until a topic/issue arises, right?)---me iz gettin smarter---oh,oh---



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