Harold, A static IP is one that doesn't change as you log on and off from the internet. By far, the vast majority of users will not have a static IP address, they'll have what is referred to as a dynamic IP address. The ISPs have blocks of IP addresses that get shared between users as they log on and off of the internet. The more IP addresses that a ISP has to have to meet their customer requirements, the more it costs them (the ISP). Anyone can request a static IP address from your ISP, but the cost may be higher. I know, for me, a static IP address would have an additional charge of $25.00/month on top of my basic internet access charge. A static IP address is sometimes required by software constraints - I know we've run into the requirement in/on one of the Projects that I work with because we're running a script that renames images and uploads them to a different server. Some web developers and/or projects also require them for various other reasons. For 99.99% of us a static IP address is not required for what we do. Sherri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold Kilmer Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 10:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks Don't take this off the state list. This is how some of us learn about a static IP number. How do you get one? What good is it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harold Kilmer, NMGenWeb SC http://www.nmgenweb.us/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butler County Coordinator" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > Sorry I did not notice that my response went to the list until I received > a copy of it, but since few, if any, of us have a static IP address, does > it really matter who sees it? It is constantly changing. > > > Wilda Murphy, county coordinator > http://theusgenweb.org/al/butler/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] Hacker Attacks > > > > In a message dated 12/28/2009 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Sherri, > > My computer is scanned by AVG every 12 hours. > > My IP address changes several times a day so I can't > give you an IP. I haven't uploaded to HIGenWeb or > Edgar IL since the clear from the last hacker attack. > > Maggie > > -------------- > Folks, if you respond to Sherri, please do so privately, especially if > you > include personal information, such as your computer's IP address. Please > send that privately to Sherri. No one else should have that information > other > than Sherri. > > Thanks. > Denise > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.122/2590 - Release Date: > 12/28/09 02:16:00 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message