dsl multiple static ip

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nickcage

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i have a dsl cinnection and the isp (internet service provider) said i have 5 static ip's, does that mean i can use the five static ip's at the same time? or is the purpose of it is incase the current ip im using goes dead i still have back up ip's?
 
no, it means you can use all 5 at one time, you need to set up NAT to forward the requests from the other IP's into your network
 
do you pay extra to have static IPs? if you dont know what to do with them, you dont need them, and maybe you could switch to dynamic IP and save some money
 
Cleric7x9 said:
do you pay extra to have static IPs? if you dont know what to do with them, you dont need them, and maybe you could switch to dynamic IP and save some money
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save some... you would save a ton.

anyway what router do you have
 
its not my dsl. my friend is startic a small business, and im helping in setting up the networks. is this a doable setup?

4 port modem and four routers connected to it each one using different static ips, then each router connected to a switch then to pcs
 
ok, thats a weird setup...

What you could do is just put on router on the dsl. (a firewall would be nice. if it is a business i would highly recommend it, if they have a spare desktop, put a second NIC card in there and load untangle firewall on it) Then you just need a switch and you dont need anymore routers.

Also they dont need to use more then one static unless they are planning to host something

If they are, then just configre the firewall as a static and all the 5 addresses to the config and then nat it from the public address to the privet address

(also i am being vague because i dont know what you want to do and i dont want to spend 30 pages telling everything you can do. i can assist more if you know what you want to do)
 
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all i need is to understand the main benefits of having multi static ip, and how to maximize its use. im starting to get confused hehehe, thats wat u get if u really didnt study about it. i just learned it through experience at home. well thanks for the help guys. really aprecuated
 
it is very common for an ISP to assign you a block of static IPs just in case you decide you need more public IP connections. Businesses expand and never servers get tossed in, that is very common practice.

Here is what I would do for security

public IP (static)
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Router/gateway/server with DHCP enabled, NAT, Firewalls, DNS etc (can be spread out to multiple machines with private IPs if need be)
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Client machines running DHCP
 
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