Static IP Recommendations

[The Soup Dragon]

Would any members be able to let me know if you have a static IP address for your business broadband. We are currently with Sky and its dreadful. I don't want to use BT due to past issues. We are in Cornwall and need to access remote desktop when out of the office either home or abroad.

I emailed Wildanet but they didn't reply.

SD

 

[martin_shl]

I've just switched my home broadband to Andrews & Arnold and they offer static IP addresses as standard for both home and business broadband.

 

[Ozzy]

Although I no longer use A&A, I can vouch for them as a great provider (only switched as Giogaclear ran fibre to my door so now sit on 1GB at home, and we have a leased line in our office)

 

[ServWise]

Although a static IP is convenient its not really required if your access is personal VPN/Remote Access etc (I'e your not running a Web or email server or something), I have run my home office off of a dynamic IP and using DDNS which I get for free through my NAS which also does the job of updating it when ever my public IP changes. There are also free DDNS services out there, your router/modem may have it built in.

So with DDNS I am sure you know that you use a domain instead of an IP to connect, that domain is updated with the new IP on the fly very quickly and has a very short TTL. I have never had the occasion when the IP was out of date, normally broadband IPs don't change that much anyway, normally only when the router in rebooted.

 

[gpietersz]

Zen also offer static IPs as standard: https://www.zen.co.uk/

 

[GLAbusiness]

I get mine with Hyperoptic

 

[Nico Albrecht]

What's wrong with running Tailscale for RDC? I hope you dont expose a fixed IP for RDC access. There is plenty of VPN tunnel solutions and DDNS services build into decent router hardware