Computer is daily changing my ip address.

"Buzz" <idratherbfishing.TakeThisOut@edisto.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> My computer (Dell Optiplex w/ XP home SP2) is changing my ip address on a
> daily basis. I have Bellsouth DSL and have had to renew and reset the
> correct
> pasword through the Bellsouth tool application after I close my Panda
> security software. This has been going on for a week or so. I have a
> netgear
> router with a wireless to a 2nd computer which is not affected.
>
> Any ideas how I can correct and stop the address change?

If your internal IP address keeps changing then you must
give it a fixed address instead of relying on DHCP.

If your external IP address changes then you must ask your
ISP for a fixed IP address.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can.TakeThisOut@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Buzz" <idratherbfishing.TakeThisOut@edisto.com> wrote in message
> news:7F479C0A-9980-4B77-AF79-476C39BAFB03@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> My computer (Dell Optiplex w/ XP home SP2) is changing my ip address on a
>> daily basis. I have Bellsouth DSL and have had to renew and reset the
>> correct
>> pasword through the Bellsouth tool application after I close my Panda
>> security software. This has been going on for a week or so. I have a
>> netgear
>> router with a wireless to a 2nd computer which is not affected.
>>
>> Any ideas how I can correct and stop the address change?
>
> If your internal IP address keeps changing then you must
> give it a fixed address instead of relying on DHCP.
>
> If your external IP address changes then you must ask your
> ISP for a fixed IP address.
>


I suspect that may be linked to the Panda security software - most Broadband
users that I know of have a variable Ip address. Indeed, my network has a
variable IP address from my ISP, and on top of that, each machine receives
IP by DHCP from the router as well, and I don't need to keep entering ISP
passwords...