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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
> [...] 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.
> [...] 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).