What is a static IP address/dynamic IP address?
Static IP address do not change whereas dynamic IP changes.Mostly the ISP provides a dynamic IP and we have to request specially for a static one.We can find out whether we own a static or a dynamic byasking our ISP or visiting sites like Ip-details.com wherein we have to check after resetting our modem;if there is a change in IP then we have a dynamic IP and if the IP does not change then we own a static IP.
A static IP address is a number (in the form of a dotted quad) that is assigned to a computer by an Internet service provider (ISP) to be its permanent address on the Internet. Computers use IP addresses to locate and talk to each other on the Internet, much the same way people use phone numbers to locate and talk to one another on the telephone. When you want to visit whatis.com, your computer asks a domain name system (DNS) server (think telephone information operator) for the correct dotted quad number (think phone number) for whatis.com and your computer uses the answer it receives to connect to the whatis.com server. It would be simple if every computer that connects to the Internet could have its own static IP number, but when the Internet was first conceived, the architects didn’t foresee the need for an unlimited number of IP addresses. Consequently, there are not enough IP numbers to go around. To get around that problem, many Internet service providers limit the number of sta
