Experienced users of a personal computer know that when connected to a network, a computer receives a certain IP address (unique number), which can be dynamic or static.
Surely, many understand that the connection with the global network obliges each computer to have its own, unique number. Naturally, information from the provider should be delivered to some specific user who pays for the corresponding services, and not to someone else. That is why the user's ip address is so important. The address itself can contain a variety of decimal numbers (for example, 192.168.0.1). Today there are two types of ip addresses, these are: dynamic and static ip addresses.
Static ip address
Until recently, each network user had only a static IP address, but today the situation has changed in the opposite direction. Most providers offer exactly the dynamic one, but in order to install another, you first have to pay for such an opportunity. The static ip address, as you might guess from the name itself, unlike its “colleague”, cannot change (that is, it does not change when reconnecting to the network). It is either assigned by the user and registered in the settings of the device through which the connection to the global network is made, or provided by the service provider.
What is it for
There are many different services on the Internet that simply require the user to have a static IP address. For example, if a user is going to use his own personal computer as a server. Why static? This is due to the fact that all users who will connect to your server (provided that it is created based on a dynamic ip address) will have to receive and register it in their own settings again and again, otherwise they will simply not be able to connect. Naturally, this is inconvenient not only for them, but also for the administrator himself, and the number of visitors to such a resource will be minimized. In addition, some programs also require a static ip address so that they can connect to a specific server over and over again using the same login details.
Thus, it turns out that, if necessary, the user can turn to his provider for help and find out if such a service is provided. If possible, then for an additional fee the wizard will set you not a dynamic IP address, but a permanent one. An additional fee is added to the subscription and is paid monthly. Each provider bills a different cost for this service - it can be either very low, which, of course, is good, or sky-high.
