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Shajee_j's avatar
Shajee_j
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Jun 20, 2021

Dynamic to Static

Hey, I want To Change My Ip Address From Dynamic To Static And Open Some Ports For Better Gaming Experience Can Someone Help.

Ports

TCP: 80, 443, 3478, 3479, 3480

UDP: 3478, 3479

2 Replies

  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Jun 20, 2021

    > [...] I want To Change My Ip Address From Dynamic To Static [...]

     

       Talk to your ISP.

     

    > [...] And Open Some Ports For Better Gaming Experience [...]

     

       What led you to believe that "Open Some Ports" would lead to "Better
    Gaming Experience"?

     

       Look for "port forwarding" in your router's user manual?

     

    > Model: CM500|16x4 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem

     

       There's nothing your modem can do about either item.

    • antinode's avatar
      antinode
      Guru
      Jun 20, 2021

      > [...] I want To Change My Ip Address From Dynamic To Static [...]

       

         My first response might have been too hasty.

       

         What, exactly, do you mean by "My Ip Address"?  Do _you_, personally,
      have an IP address, or did you mean the external/public IP address of
      your (unspecified) router's WAN/Internet interface (which is what I
      assumed), or the IP address of some computer/device on your LAN (which
      you'd need to fix, if you wanted to use port forwarding), or what?

       

         Note that many people get along well enough using a dynamic
      external/public IP address with DDNS.

       

         In any case, I wouldn't expect the type of external/public IP address
      you have to affect your "Gaming Experience" (whatever that means).