topic Re: More on IP address stability in Everything else

More on IP address stability

pvmb — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:58:31 GMT

Interesting?

By looking at some Wikipedia User talk pages addressed to myself, dating from 2021, (before I had a Wikipedia account) I see my then Plusnet IP address was identical to my current Plusnet IP address.

Is this a record? 😄

Re: More on IP address stability

markhawkin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:48:20 GMT

You don't by any chance have the (now no longer available) "static IP address option" do you.

Failing that, I wonder if you use something like the Plusnet "safe" DNS, that may cause the IP address to remain the same.

Re: More on IP address stability

pvmb — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:12:14 GMT

I have never had a Plusnet static IP option.

My Plusnet Hub 2 router itself uses the default PN DNS servers. I seem to vaguely recall something about a PN 'New Network' or something that means people just do effectively have fixed IPs. But I was genuinely surprised to find I am now on the same IP as back in the day when I was still on ADSL 2+ with a PN supplied Technicolor router.

Re: More on IP address stability

Townman — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:15:41 GMT

What do you mean by “my address”? That of your Plusnet hosted website or your connection address?

The latter being consistent across product changes, without having a static IP address option seems unlikely … unless you used the Plusnet connection side firewall.

Re: More on IP address stability

RealAleMadrid — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:31:25 GMT

@pvmb You may not have asked for a static IP address but there are some situations where you get one automatically.

Using the account based firewall or the Safeguard DNS servers are two possibilities, I think that could explain your long lived IP address.

Re: More on IP address stability

MisterW — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:14:40 GMT

Using the account based firewall or the Safeguard DNS servers are two possibilities,

Using the firewall is but using the Safeguard DNS isn't