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Questions About Router Setup...
Posted: July 22nd, 2022, 4:08 am
by Danny D
Router question...
If I am switching Internet Providers and changing from a STATIC IP to a DHCP assigned IP, how should I get the router to start using the new DHCP IP
Disable the STATIC IP option and change to a DHCP Assigned IP?
And then??
Reboot the router?
Reboot the new providers connection so it will assign a new IP number?
Both?
Thanks for any tips...
Dan
Re: Questions About Router Setup...
Posted: July 22nd, 2022, 8:45 am
by Andy
In my experience, changing Internet Providers involves receiving a brand new router from the new provider and just plugging it in.
if you're not getting a new router then I would say a power reset is all you need.
Re: Questions About Router Setup...
Posted: July 22nd, 2022, 10:06 am
by Danny D
Andy wrote: ↑July 22nd, 2022, 8:45 am
In my experience, changing Internet Providers involves receiving a brand new router from the new provider and just plugging it in.
if you're not getting a new router then I would say a power reset is all you need.
Thanks for the reply Andy. I now have Starlink. I did get a brand new router from them, but it only provides WiFi. There is no Ethernet port for my main desktop computer to use and I can't connect it to my existing network/router. I installed a Starlink Ethernet adapter which disables their WiFi router and only provides an Ethernet port with a DHCP IP assignment. I simply want to unplug my old company's cable with a static IP, and replace it with the Starlink Ethernet port which uses a DHCP assigned IP number so I can continue using my own network and WiFi router.
Dan