02-08-2018, 09:12
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cf.addict
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Posts: 260
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1 hour IP address lease?
Hi,
I am asking for a friend.
I have noticed when looking at my friends Super Hub 3, the IP address lease seems to be fixed to an hour and it has been for a few months, I always thought the lease was 7 days?
Thanks for looking at my post and I’ll look forward to the responses.
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02-08-2018, 11:26
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An Awesome Dude
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 3,865
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I always thought you could set what you wanted.....
I have my lease set to 2 days...... Is there an advantage of a shorter time? (Or longer)
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02-08-2018, 11:57
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Somewhere
Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone
Posts: 26,536
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Re: 1 hour IP address lease?
I don't think there is really an advantage (for the consumer at leas) to either, as Virgin tend (in my experience) to assign the same IP address again. One of our now ex members (can't recall who) described their IPs as "sticky" rather than "static" (which means you are assigned an IP that won't change) or "dyanamic" (where you just get the first Ip available, and it may change). With VM's system at the time, you were assigned a dynamic IP, but the system probably wouldn't change the IP assigned to you unless there was a problem .
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02-08-2018, 12:25
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81-82-83-84
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: on holiday by mistake
Age: 54
Services: Vivid 200, Full House, V6 x2
Posts: 5,977
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Re: 1 hour IP address lease?
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Originally Posted by Dude111
I always thought you could set what you wanted.....
I have my lease set to 2 days...... Is there an advantage of a shorter time? (Or longer)
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DHCP lease time is configured on the DHCP provider, not the client.
You can usually change the lease time in the DHCP configuration of your router at home for the local address your machine picks up on your home network. Not the lease assigned by your ISP to your public (WAN) address.
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02-08-2018, 12:27
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Sad Doig Fan!
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Barry South Wales
Age: 68
Services: With VM for BB 250Mb service.(Deal)
Posts: 11,654
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Re: 1 hour IP address lease?
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Originally Posted by Stuart
I don't think there is really an advantage (for the consumer at leas) to either, as Virgin tend (in my experience) to assign the same IP address again. One of our now ex members (can't recall who) described their IPs as "sticky" rather than "static" (which means you are assigned an IP that won't change) or "dyanamic" (where you just get the first Ip available, and it may change). With VM's system at the time, you were assigned a dynamic IP, but the system probably wouldn't change the IP assigned to you unless there was a problem .
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Perhaps not ex-member as I seem to recall ignitionet mentioning it quite a few yrs ago.
I could always be wrong though.
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02-08-2018, 22:58
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Lincolnshire
Age: 35
Posts: 2,028
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Re: 1 hour IP address lease?
Are we talking external or internal IP addresses as been leased for an hour?
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03-08-2018, 01:38
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An Awesome Dude
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 3,865
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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter
DHCP lease time is configured on the DHCP provider, not the client.
You can usually change the lease time in the DHCP configuration of your router at home for the local address your machine picks up on your home network. Not the lease assigned by your ISP to your public (WAN) address.
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Thanx for explaining Uncle Peter 
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03-08-2018, 13:57
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cf.addict
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Posts: 260
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Re: 1 hour IP address lease?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dude111
I always thought you could set what you wanted.....
I have my lease set to 2 days...... Is there an advantage of a shorter time? (Or longer)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
I don't think there is really an advantage (for the consumer at leas) to either, as Virgin tend (in my experience) to assign the same IP address again. One of our now ex members (can't recall who) described their IPs as "sticky" rather than "static" (which means you are assigned an IP that won't change) or "dyanamic" (where you just get the first Ip available, and it may change). With VM's system at the time, you were assigned a dynamic IP, but the system probably wouldn't change the IP assigned to you unless there was a problem .
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Peter
DHCP lease time is configured on the DHCP provider, not the client.
You can usually change the lease time in the DHCP configuration of your router at home for the local address your machine picks up on your home network. Not the lease assigned by your ISP to your public (WAN) address.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pip08456
Perhaps not ex-member as I seem to recall ignitionet mentioning it quite a few yrs ago.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matthew
Are we talking external or internal IP addresses as been leased for an hour?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dude111
Thanx for explaining Uncle Peter |
Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to read and respond to my post.
Last edited by Paul M; 03-08-2018 at 13:58.
Reason: Only one thanks needed.
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