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bryank
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bryank

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Chicagoland IP Change?

So for the past 2 years, I have had an the same IP number that began with 24.63.xxx.xxx. Then this morning I had no connection on any of my computers or VoIP phones. I rebooted the modem about 4 times before my router received an IP and it came back with a 76.16.xxx.xxx number. Now I know we do not have static IP's and DHCP can assign whatever it wants, but what would cause a total shift in the IP addresses from 24 to 76? Do you think this change is good or bad? (not even sure if that is a valid question to ask)

Cabal
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It's neither good nor bad, changing your IP won't change your physical connection. It could have been a network layout change, or that your router hiccuped and forgot to renew its lease, leading to the lost IP and connection. Comcast controls a number of IP ranges outside their portion of the 24/8, I myself am on a 71.x.y.z after swapping out ethernet cards in my firewall (previously a 24.x.y.z).

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said by bryank:

So for the past 2 years, I have had an the same IP number that began with 24.63.xxx.xxx. Then this morning I had no connection on any of my computers or VoIP phones. I rebooted the modem about 4 times before my router received an IP and it came back with a 76.16.xxx.xxx number. Now I know we do not have static IP's and DHCP can assign whatever it wants, but what would cause a total shift in the IP addresses from 24 to 76? Do you think this change is good or bad? (not even sure if that is a valid question to ask)
Comcast has been assigned a block of IP addresses at 76.16.0.0/12. I don't know that they will do with there 24.60.0.0/14 IP addresses; but they have been changing a lot of their customers to newer IP addresses in higher ranges.

It should not be a cause for concern. All publicly routed IP addresses are equally valid on the Internet.

LarryE
join:2000-07-29
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I'm in Chicago and mine is a 71.xxx.xx.xx and has been for a while now.