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Originally Posted by 1990C4S
So far I have determined I have a static or dynamic IP address. Check. I will power down for the night and reboot in the AM. I know a short power down does not change my IP.
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Originally Posted by KC911
It's almost guaranteed to be dynamic (DHCP), but unless another device gets that address in the interim, it will get the same IP over and over. Your ISP (if you can talk to someone who has a clue) can "make it happen" even then though. Can you leave it down for an extended period? Highly unlikely that it's static.... S! just doesn't have a clue 
Even when an IP needs to be static... you let DHCP assign one, then lock it down.
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Right, I've had IPs before for years despite it being dynamic because I never powered my router off. But then have a long power outage, and you'll often get a different address when you come back up. Like KC says, it's dependent on someone coming up and asking for an address while you're down, and the server thinking "well, that guy is gone, so we'll assign his address to this new guy."
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