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This is a discussion on ip within the Sky Broadband help forums, part of the Sky Broadband help and support category; hello! I need to reconnect and get a new dynamic ip everytime I reconnect is this possible? thanks!...
- 17-07-15, 06:28 PM #1
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hello!
I need to reconnect and get a new dynamic ip everytime I reconnect
is this possible?
thanks!
Advertisement- 17-07-15, 09:25 PM #2
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On ADSL (PPPoA) i'm given a new IP address every time the line resyncs.
- 17-07-15, 09:36 PM #3
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how can I know if I am on ADSL? PPPoA ?
I connect via wireless if that matters
- 18-07-15, 12:41 AM #4
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Hi skypal.
ADSL is normal broadband.
VDSL is fibre.
I think all ADSL lines on sky now use PPPoA as opposed to mer.
To double check your connection type, log in to your router here: http://192.168.0.1/
Username = admin, Password = sky.
Click on the maintenance tab & it'll be listed in the broadband port section as 'network type'.
Alternatively, click on 'show statistics' & the type is also shown on the WAN line in the status column.
If it's PPPoA you should be allocated a different IP address after every disconnection / power cycle / reboot etc.
- 22-07-15, 09:16 PM #5
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A couple of important things that should be mentioned:
- If you reboot your router too frequently the DLM software will believe that there is a fault on your line and slow your connection down accordingly
- No one needs to get a new IP Address unless thy are doing something wrong. Think about it! Sky has to keep a log of who used which IP Address and when. You can still be identified.
- You will need to switch of the router for an hour to get a new IP Address.
If there is something else going on where someone is hunting for you and giving you grief and you are not doing anything 'naughty' then contact the authorities and they can advise you on what you can do.
PlusNet Fibre since Jan 2021
Previously Sky Fibre & Sky BB since 2010.
- 22-07-15, 09:49 PM #6
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Originally Posted by Scubbie
ADSL lines require a disconnection of just a few seconds.
- 22-07-15, 09:58 PM #7
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Ok, that's changed again. At one point the WAN IP Addresses were very sticky on ADSL. The one hour requirement was something that change with the SR101.
PlusNet Fibre since Jan 2021
Previously Sky Fibre & Sky BB since 2010.
- 22-07-15, 10:03 PM #8
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It was the mer factor that made them sticky.
I'm pretty sure that all ADSL lines are PPPoA now.
- 23-07-15, 08:55 AM #9
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If you want control of your IP VPN is the only solution.