Router IP adress changed

[TazerXI]

I run a minecraft server on my PC for some friends, and a couple times the IP adress they need to use (my router IP adress) has changed. Is there a way to keep it the same? Thanks in advance

[Gamer4714]

The router's ip maybe in DHCP mode which means the ip is given to the router by the isp, which can change sometimes. You want to change the ip to static and fill in the dns and custom ip you want.

[TazerXI]

2 minutes ago, Gamer4714 said:

The router's ip maybe in DHCP mode which means the ip is given to the router by the isp, which can change sometimes. You want to change the ip to static and fill in the dns and custom ip you want.

thx, I will look into it

[Levent]

Your ISP has a dynamic ip address, you can either use a free ddns (like no-ip) or pay for a static ip.

[Master Disaster]

16 minutes ago, TazerXI said:

I run a minecraft server on my PC for some friends, and a couple times the IP adress they need to use (my router IP adress) has changed. Is there a way to keep it the same? Thanks in advance

I assume you're talking about your public IP and not the machines internal IP.

 

Your external IP is controlled by your ISP, you have no control over whether it changes or not, some ISPs give you one address forever (AKA a static IP) while others will change everyone every few days to weeks (AKA dynamic IP). If yours is changing then it means you have a dynamic IP, the only way to get a permanent address is to use a service called DDNS. You can either buy a domain and setup a DDNS record or use a free service like www.noip.com and a tool that you install on the server to update the DNS record when your IP changes.

[TazerXI]

Just now, Master Disaster said:

I assume you're talking about your public IP and not the machines internal IP.

 

Your external IP is controlled by your ISP, you have no control over whether it changes or not, some ISPs give you one address forever (AKA a static IP) while others will change everyone every few days to weeks (AKA dynamic IP). If yours is changing then it means you have a dynamic IP, the only way to get a permanent address is to use a service called DDNS. You can either buy a domain and setup a DDNS record or use a free service like www.noip.com and a tool that you install on the server to update the DNS record when your IP changes.

OK, it is fine. It doesn't happen often and when it does, I can just change the ip I am connecting to

[Master Disaster]

3 minutes ago, TazerXI said:

OK, it is fine. It doesn't happen often and when it does, I can just change the ip I am connecting to

DDNS really is not difficult to setup at all and it has another benefit, instead of giving out your IP you'll get a domain name (like tazerxi.ddns.net for example).

 

Go sign up for a free account at noip, choose your domain name, download their DNS update utility to your server, run it, sign into your account and bam, its done. The only caveat is you have to verify the account once every 28 days for a free account, they send you an email, you click a link and you're good for another 28 days.

[TazerXI]

1 minute ago, Master Disaster said:

DDNS really is not difficult to setup at all and it has another benefit, instead of giving out your IP you'll get a domain name (like tazerxi.ddns.net for example).

 

Go sign up for a free account at noip, choose your domain name, download their DNS update utility to your server, run it, sign into your account and bam, its done.

ok, I m,ight do this then.

[TazerXI]

8 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

DDNS really is not difficult to setup at all and it has another benefit, instead of giving out your IP you'll get a domain name (like tazerxi.ddns.net for example).

 

Go sign up for a free account at noip, choose your domain name, download their DNS update utility to your server, run it, sign into your account and bam, its done.

Done, and it was simple Thanks