Help change router
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Heres chat GPTs answer if it helps.
To change your router’s static IP address, you need to clarify whether you mean:
Here’s how to change both:
Steps:
Important: If your ISP has given you a static public IP, you can’t change it on your own. You must request it from your ISP.
But if you're allowed to set it manually:
Steps:
To change your router’s static IP address, you need to clarify whether you mean:
- Your router’s local IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.1), used to access the router settings from inside your home.
- Your public/static IP address provided by your ISP, visible to the internet.
Here’s how to change both:
1.
Steps:
- Log in to your router:
- Open a browser and go to your router’s IP (usually 192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1, or 192.168.1.254).
- Enter your admin username and password.
- Go to LAN settings:
- Look for a section like LAN Settings, Network Settings, or Basic Setup.
- Change the IP address:
- Change the router’s IP (e.g., from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1).
- Save and apply settings. The router will reboot, and you’ll need to log in using the new IP.
2.
Important: If your ISP has given you a static public IP, you can’t change it on your own. You must request it from your ISP.
But if you're allowed to set it manually:
Steps:
- Log in to your router.
- Go to WAN / Internet Settings.
- Set connection type to “Static IP.”
- Enter the details given by your ISP:
- Static IP address
- Subnet mask
- Gateway
- DNS servers
- Save settings and reboot the router.
Can I ask what you are trying to achieve?
If you are trying to change your public IP, then this is down to your ISP and it's unlikely they will change this for you. Some ISP will give you a dynamic IP, others will give you a static IP. I have a static IP and I prefer this over dynamic.
If you are trying to change your internal router IP, then I have to ask why? If the router is also the DHCP server (most likely) then it will put all your local devices onto the same network range to communicate.
If you are trying to change your public IP, then this is down to your ISP and it's unlikely they will change this for you. Some ISP will give you a dynamic IP, others will give you a static IP. I have a static IP and I prefer this over dynamic.
If you are trying to change your internal router IP, then I have to ask why? If the router is also the DHCP server (most likely) then it will put all your local devices onto the same network range to communicate.
Not trying to achieve anything really just wanted to know how to change a static IP I used to have a dynamic IP before and then I changed ISP provider and this one is a static IP I prefer a dynamic IP over static but it’s not really a problem because I use a VPN.
Thanks.
Your public IP is managed by your ISP - you have no choice in this usually.
They will have a block of IPv4 addresses and will allocate you one when you connect to them.
If you have a dynamic public IP and you always want to find out what your IP is, you can use something called DynamicDNS.
DuckDNS provide a free service for this = Duck DNS
I use the DuckDNS plugin from my pfSense firewall - but you can install it on loads of different platforms = Duck DNS - install
I don't need to remember my public IP (even though it's static). I just need to remember my duckdns domain name and I'll get the IP from that
EDIT
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Looks like DuckDNS is no longer as reliable as it should be. I was unable to resolve my DDNS from my local machine. Did a bit of investigating and their service is up and running, but looks like it's been blocked by a lot of DNS resolvers due to scammers abusing their free service. Only 2 out of 25 global DNS severs returned my public IP when I made a query. People recommend using a paid for DDNS service if you need one.
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