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sonic fusion static ip questions

You can switch back to dynamic through the member tools, just remember to set your computer/router to DHCP again. If you make any change to the IP allocation, you will not get the same IP space.
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Tage J
Sonic.net Customer Support

I made the switch to static IP address after learning that sonic.net now offers a single static IP address free to fusion customers. I've did it by logging into Member Tools, Internet connections, Fusion and then click on IP Configuration. And then, select the static IP configuration. Allow about 5 min. for the configuration to take effect on sonic.net system. Be sure to copy down the new static IP address and configuration either on a sheet of paper or on Notepad to be saved on your computer or print out on your printer for future use. Apply this new configuration to your router or device that requires the IP address from the ISP.

This new single free static IP comes in handy for me to use in conjunction the IPv6 tunnel setup that is also offered by sonic.net. I no longer requiring to login to Member Tools every time the dynamic IP address would change. That requires me to make changes to the IPv6 tunnel configurations to reflect the new address.

I would like to add with this free single static IP address that is offered to sonic.net Fusion customer: Would it be possible for sonic.net to open a port or two to allow access from the web for things such as a NAS?. I've tried to configure my NAS to allow access from the web with no success with dynamic IP address previously. It appears that all of the ports are blocked from the web to my network even if I allow it through my router's firewall. This feature is not important to me anyway, but out of curiosity I did try to configure my NAS to allow access on the web. It's probably much more secure for my network by not allowing any access from the web.

So, you're telling me that with the single static IP on Fusion, that inbound ports are firewalled? When I first got Fusion, I found that inbound ports are firewalled on Dynamic circuits, and the only way to remove the firewall was to switch to Static (the firewall was not configurable in Member Tools like it is with the legacy DSL product).

Now that I'm running with eight static addresses, I'm considering switching to a single static to save some $$$$, but I still need the inbound ports open, since I'm running a web/mail server.

Now that I think about it, maybe that's why they offer the single static for free instead of $5.00 like I'd presumed they would. Gotta pay to open the firewall? OK by me, just make sure it's documented as such.
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- Bill

reply to gwen
My inbound ports are not firewalled when using the DHCP and Static options. I turn on a ftp server on occasion and my friends have no problem accessing it. Did you set up port forwarding if you're using NAT?