Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Wireless Router Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Dannay Posted at 5:24 am on Oct. 23, 2008 This may seem like an eggie question but i found that when i turn my router off at night then turn it on in the morning i notice that the the IP address has changed so jw would anyone know say if i turned it off now how long i would have to wait to turn it back on to find that it has given me a new ip?

Replies marshmellowman Posted at 5:35 am on Oct. 23, 2008 So you mean your local IP address (ie in the 10. or 192.168. subnet) or your WAN  address (which identifies you on the Internet). Most likely you have DHCP enabled locally which distributes the IPs automatically when the computers connect, so if you restart it then another computer on the network may get your address. If you'd like the same address you should be able to turn on IP/MAC assignments so they get reserved ones, whilst still allowing DHCP on your router. If you mean your IP address that identifies you on the Internet, well your ISP gives that out to you, and a new one is given whenever you reconnect to the Internet with your modem, so it would make sense that if you restart your router (assuming modem/router are the same device) then a new IP address is assigned to you. JustWannaReadStuff Posted at 5:30 am on Oct. 23, 2008 You have a dynamic IP, and every time you turn your router off and then on, it refreshes your IP address. Doesn't matter about the time. It's instant. MizzBre2Cute Posted at 5:29 am on Oct. 23, 2008 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations nadiiasorgente Posted at 5:27 am on Oct. 23, 2008 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations All 4 previous replies displayed.