Is there any disadvantage to a static ip address?

[JD Austin]

I used to have to have a keep-alive script going all the time with Qworst
because the modem would go offline due to inactivity.  A cron script that
does
* * * * * ping -c 5 google.com >> /dev/null
every minute is enough to keep your internet connection from going
inactive.
As a side effect I got emails queued up from time dns/network went down to
when it comes back up to document outages.

JD
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> i think its partly intentional to clear servers that are not paying
> for it. 6/month for a single static ip however i find kinda ridiculous
> in price.
>
> but depending on the interval doing a 1 month trial to see if it is
> related might be an option.
>
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 2:28 PM,  <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is there any disadvantage to a static ip address?
> >
> > My qwest dsl internet connection drops signal from time to time
> > (service is definitely not as advertised 99.99% uptime).
> >
> > Also (qwest insists that is a separate issue), my web mail host loses
> > connection with an error message saying "ip address changed" several
> > times a day.
> >
> > Someone has suggested that getting a static ip address should correct
> > some of these problems. qwest quotes $5.95/month for a static ip
> > rather than a dynamic ip address.
> >
> > Is there any reason not to go for that?
> >
> >
> >
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