needing to change IP address

[joffon]

Im needing to change my ip address, ive tried disconnecting through the router and when i reconnect i get the same ip address

a few week back i could successfuly change my ip address through the router by disconnecting and reconnecting but now i cant get the ip address to change when i disconnect through the router

[IWasNotTheEnemy]

Why do you need to change it? You could turn the router off for a few minutes and try again but each exchange tends to get a block of IPs and if that's the only free one you'll continue to get it

[Undecided Adrian]

Also a lot of ISP's now use "sticky" IP addresses which tend to stay assigned to a particular router or connection.

[SkyCST]

Should be dynamic IP, but like other chap said each exchange is given a list of IP's. Rare that none will be free, but possible.

These "Sticky" (Static) IP's ive not seen any of in Sky.

See several router / ip address combos each day from connection logs and never have i seen a static IP within Sky.

We as CST (And Escalations/Fault Management) have no means what so ever of changing your IP address.

If it wont chage turning the router off and on again, then you cant change it.

Hope this help.

[Scubbie]

There has been a lot of reports on this forum from members wishing to reset their routers in order to change their IP number.

Often when they check after the reset, the IP address has not changed. When it does change, it is often similar to what it was previously.

A recommended solution to those who really want to change their IP address has been to leave the router off all night. In some cases this hasn't worked.

This issue first came to light with MER earlier this year. It has now spear to PPPoA as well.

An assumption is perhaps it is because of the shortage of IPv4 addresses.

[I_Hate_Sky_Awnsers]

I'm guessing the OPs IP number is starting with two.

The best thing to do is as Scubbie suggested and leave the router of all night.

I'm wondering if you connection is MER.

[skyuser2011]

I lost connection yesterday for 24 hours and when it returned my IP address had changed so as others say unplugging the router should work. My network type is MER but IP still changed.

[Isitme]

These "Sticky" (Static) IP's ive not seen any of in Sky.

Sticky and static are not the same. Sticky means you have a dynamic address which is very difficult to change. Static means you have a permanent address.
At one time you could change your address simply be rebooting your router. Now it is more difficult, no doubt due to the fact that Sky have increased their customer base, therefore more addresses are in use.

[I_Hate_Sky_Awnsers]

We as CST (And Escalations/Fault Management) have no means what so ever of changing your IP address.

Yes you can.

You can bounce the port in LAMA forcing the router to resync with the exchange.

I'm not saying that a customer can't do the same by rebooting the router, but you do have at least one way to do it.

[IWasNotTheEnemy]

Yes you can.

You can bounce the port in LAMA forcing the router to resync with the exchange.

I'm not saying that a customer can't do the same by rebooting the router, but you do have at least one way to do it.

Same as the customer rebooting the router. Even with PuTTY access we'd just disable and re-enable the port and it normally changed. As said, more customers = fewer free IP addresses