On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 10:17:38AM +0000, Andy Smith wrote: > When the WHOIS contact for the IP allocation says it isn't dynamic > and servers are allowed then that should be enough. ...this kind of brings me back to what I guess was a point somewhat obscured by my rambling... How does one retrieve the *definitive* information as to whether an IP is static or dynamic? As I posted, my ISP said personally to me that my IP is in a block which is "technically" dynamic. However, they advertise that all their customers are given static IPs (which is one reason why I chose them as my provider), as stated on both these pages: http://www.metronet.co.uk/broadband/paygo.shtml http://www.metronet.co.uk/support/broadband/adsl.shtml ...and the behaviour of the IP is certainly "static". It's mine until I personally apply for a different one or cease to be a customer of the ISP. **The trouble is that "whois 213.162.113.17" doesn't give any information either way, so where is the definitive information held?** How do I get an unbiased and definitive answer as to whether it is "really" dynamic or static? As I see it, there are two alternative possibilites for the situation: - Either my IP is "really" static, in which case it shouldn't be listed, - or, my IP is "really" dynamic, in which case my ISP are not providing the service they advertise and I have recourse to such organisations as the Trading Standards Authority to get them to provide a "really" static IP in accordance with their advertising. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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