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November 19

Consensually spoofing IP address

My family in a different country has a static IP, am I able to access the Internet through their network? (With their permission, of course.) I basically need to access a web service in their country and I can't use a VPN, it needs to be a static IP. Thank you for any help! {{u|Abillionradios}} {Static} 13:10, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
A quick search - which I probably should have done before - has led me to understand that one can "purchase" a static IP address. {{u|Abillionradios}} {Static} 13:13, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

IP addresses are allocated in blocks to ISPs; a cable modem rents one from its ISP. Some ISPs allocate a static IP address from their block to their users; some use dynamic IP addresses, where the cable modem, when it connects to the internet is allocated an IP address from the ISP's block. If you want your internet connection to be routed through your family's IP address, you'll need to install a VPN end-point server on a computer in your family's home, and the corresponding client on your computers. LongHairedFop (talk) 10:39, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Another possible option is to set up a proxy server at the family network and then set the parameters on your browser. This will not work for every IP function however. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 03:30, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]