Thread: Static/Dynamic IPs in Traceroute Results

Ok... First, is this generally correct for internet accounts?...

-Buisness accounts = Static Ip addresses. (Costs more)
-Residential accounts = Dynamic Ip addresses. (Costs less)

I use the word "generally" because sometimes ppl will run a buisness out of their homes and choose to pay the extra $$$ for that buisness Ip even though they are in a residential location.

My question is this... When running a traceroute, shouldn't the Charter "hop" address be labeled according to your account type? I mean, if you are using the Reverse DNS Lookup option in the traceroute, so you can see the names of the hops associated the addresses, then the word Static or Dynamic will be displayed in the results according to your account type, right?

The first hop is the modem i believe, if you're not using a router, then the second should be your ISP. It's this second hop that i'm talking about. It should say "Static" somewhere in the name of the address if you are paying for a business Ip address, right? If you have a Dynamic address, it will say "Dynamic" in the name... Or is this not the case?

Is it possible that that second hop will always be named as "Static" no matter what account type you have?

I don't have a buisness account, i have a residential account. However, that second hop is still showing as "Static" as is a few other hops in the route. Shouldn't all the Charter hops, as well as the non-Charter hops, be labeled as Dynamic?

If screenshots of my results would help i'll post them.

Thanks.

having 'static' in the hostname has nothing to do with a business account. Its just the name that was given to that particular device, whether it be the CMTS, a computer, router or server on the network. Charter, like most ISP's, implements some goofy device naming sometimes and of course it varies by market.

Business accounts can have static IP addresses, but its not an automatic part of the service. A business would have to request it - Yes, it costs more. Many businesses have dynamic IP addresses; if there are no servers or devices that need a static IP involved in the network array, there is no reason to pay the additional money for it. A business might just need the SLA to ensure as little downtime as possible. Many SLA's indicate Charter *will* pay the company $X per hour for downtime if not fixed in X hours. You will not find such an agreement on residential service.

Residential accounts cannot have static IP addresses.