Static And Dynamic Ip address

Static And Dynamic Ip address

A Static IP address is where a computer uses the same address every time, as opposed to situations where the user IP address changes frequently, when a user logs on to a network by dialup or on shared residential cable. Static addressing is essential in some infrastructure situations, such as finding the Domain Name Service directory host that will translate names to numbers.

External IP Address

What is an External IP Address

An external IP address is the unique identifier assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). There are to types of external IP address, static and dynamic. Static is fixed and therefore never changes. Dynamic changes every time you connect to the internet.