djava2
join:2003-07-23
San Diego, CA
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Re: Static IP's from Sprint or Millenicom
I got a static IP from Sprint, and then tried to change the IP address of my Sierra 595U but it wouldn't take. Does anyone know the procedure for installing the static IP, and do I need to change the settings on the other network devices? What are the benefits for a home network, if I don't need a VPN? |
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caribconsult
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join:2003-03-19
Mayaguez, PR
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| Static IP's are really not necessary for most users, unless you want to run a VPN, as you said, or in my case, for receiving the mlb.com baseball feeds.
MLB has blackout rules and they check to see where you are by your IP address, which can be totally misleading, but nevertheless, they do. Since my IP changes constantly, I have to call them on the phone, tell them my IP and then they lift the blackout. If I had a static IP, one call would do it for the whole season, instead of having to call for each game, as I do now.
Like I said, there's a rather narrow but definite range of needs for a static IP.
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Sierra 598U/Cradlepoint CTR500, grid antenna, Millenicom, 4 XPPro and 1 Ubuntu units, FireFox everywhere. |
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djava2
join:2003-07-23
San Diego, CA
| I like it that MLB goes by IP address, because mine shows me in Seattle, which means I get to watch all the San Diego games without blackouts. I guess Sprint's servers are elsewhere, but MLB hasn't figured that out yet. Don't tell.
If they bug me with my static ip, I will switch back to dynamic. |
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