26-04-2020 09:25 PM
hello, im still uncertain when it comes to Static IP adress. Does EE provide me with one if I asked? As I see other broadband providers do. Having a small home server I need access to a static IP, have been with EE for some years now really loved the service up to this point, will be a shame if I have to move on. I saw the option on the router, but not sure if it works
26-04-2020 09:51 PM
No, your IP is dynamic as are most residential ISP's. Could you tell me which other ISP's supply residential static IP adresses? BT, Virgin Media, Talk Talk, Sky, PlusNet etc don't.
Depending on what you are trying to achieve a free DDNS server may provide the answer.
26-04-2020 10:03 PM
a simple search on google showed vodafone, sky seem to offer these services unless we are talking about different things.
26-04-2020 10:54 PM - edited 26-04-2020 10:55 PM
26-04-2020 11:37 PM
Why do you need a Static IP? Most users don't. In most ways a Dynamic IP is safer.
27-04-2020 10:43 AM
Zen offers static ips
https://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Other-broadband-queries/Home-Broadband-Static-IP-Address/td-p/263384... - vodafone , the topic u supplied was very old, this is much newer. There are plenty more that are from 2019 that support static IP , so I guess will be moving there
27-04-2020 11:42 AM
Why the need for a static IP?
28-04-2020 11:18 AM
are you serious?
28-04-2020 05:24 PM - edited 28-04-2020 05:25 PM
Yes, why do you need a static IP?
Forget that, I just read your first post again.😂
03-06-2020 10:57 PM - edited 03-06-2020 11:00 PM
EE Don't offer a static public IP address option on their home broadband.
If you really really need one then you will need to go with another provider: Zen, A&A etc.
The alternatives if you wish to remain with EE for home broadband are:
1. Invest in a DDNS solution ie. both your router and domain registrar will need to support this. Draytek with their entry-level routers support DDNS and they offer a free DrayDDNS service which would be sufficient for home usage. However, for this to work reliably (if you want to use a domain name for your home server that isn't the one provided by the DDNS provider) you will need to ensure your domain registrar supports the frequent update of DNS records. 123-reg, for example use a fixed expiry time of 4 hours which isn't much use with DDNS which really needs an expiry time of sub 10 minutes.
2. Go with an overlay solution such as A&A's L2TP-VPN which will give you a static IP address, but will require your router to be configured to maintain an outbound L2TP-VPN connection. (Aside: this approach currently also works over EE's mobile broadband, so could be useful if you want a backup in case the fixed broadband service breaks...)