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Static IP's Safe?
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Static IP's Safe?
Well i have an Xbox 360 and tend to go Xbox Live. As my routers disconnects from the internet i have UPnP turned off but my Xbox 360 get's a moderate NAT. So im thinking of setting a Static IP onto it and just wondering if it is safe? Can someone answer this quick please.
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Re: Static IP's Safe?
sky does not support static IP
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Re: Static IP's Safe?
I think you may be referring to giving the Xbox a static or manual address, not your router. I don't see why there should be any security issues, the address is only used within your own network.
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Re: Static IP's Safe?
Yeah, there's no security issue, but it won't resolve the "moderate NAT" issue.
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Re: Static IP's Safe?
It will if he uses port forwarding aswell.
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