Guild Wars 2

I have a changing IP adress, that changes every time I turn my computer back on. Is it possible to disable the IP confrim thing? I really don’t like going to my email every time I want to play or log on to the forums.

Thanks!

I cant even get the “Allow New IP” page to work, i click the link i get in the email, go to the page click “Allow” and I get an XML error.

Are you hooked up through dial-up or what? Even with most consumer connections being DHCP, you can usually hold an IP address indefinitely if you aren’t turning your modem or router off for extended periods of time.

I’m not sure whether Anet has a way to disable the IP authentication. Honestly I would be looking into why your IP address is changing so often, unless it’s intentional.

I have a wireless connection, not a WLAN though. I plug this thing into USB – port and ta-da, I have a Internet connection. I don’t know what it is in english and there’s no “official” term for it here where I live… Difficult, eh? Every time I turn my computer on (or off), and this device turns back on (or off) too, I need to connect the device into the Internet and therefore I get a new IP adress. I’m not sure how it works but that’s the way I’ve got it. I really appreciate your responses.

lozarette please spare us your ignorant view of the world. If you think every place in the world is connected trough YOUR isp, then your replies here simply cannot have any value.

There are post-communistic countries where in most of their area there is only 1 isp and such ISPs are taking away whats standard for the areas where there is competition and ask for huge amount of money to keep IP. Thanks to communists who are still in goverments those countries arent developing quick enough to catch up to the most developed areas. Add to that WW2 just before communistic occupation and you will get an idea how Poland looks like, where you can actually choose your isp only in bigger cities.

Falrinth.4168:

lozarette please spare us your ignorant view of the world. If you think every place in the world is connected trough YOUR isp, then your replies here simply cannot have any value.

There are post-communistic countries where in most of their area there is only 1 isp and such ISPs are taking away whats standard for the areas where there is competition and ask for huge amount of money to keep IP. Thanks to communists who are still in goverments those countries arent developing quick enough to catch up to the most developed areas. Add to that WW2 just before communistic occupation and you will get an idea how Poland looks like, where you can actually choose your isp only in bigger cities.

Wow, that’s a lot of venom for a post that was essentially correct. My view is not based on the user having a Static IP (Which is rediculously expensive even where I live, thank you.) but on them having a DHCP lease that functions according to basic DHCP principles. I was right, the way he is connecting requires turning off his modem (wireless connection card) when he turns off his computer, and that is why he’s changing IP addresses so often.

No need to get snippy.

Finski, most ISPs operate on a dynamic IP basis which means that even if you were connected constantly there is still a chance that you would have a new IP assigned to you every 24 hours. This is actually for your protection, it makes your PC less accessible to focused and specific hacks if those trying to get at your information have to find your IP every time you boot your PC.

Where I live dynamic IPs are standard – and since you sound like you are operating on a 3G internet connection or similar it’s quite possible that outside of keeping your PC on 24-7 or buying a static IP that it just isn’t possible.

Static IP is paying your ISP to assign you an IP address which does not change. It usually costs money and is typically something only servers which provide a service to the internet (ie webpages and databases) do.

While it may seem like a huge pain to constantly keep clicking it personally would leave it on. The lack of confirmation in account changes makes it likely that if your account does get hacked you will loose it and have to go through the lengthy process of proving it’s your account to get them blocked then proving it’s your account to get it back. If you are absolutely positive that your email and account cannot be compromised (ie you use that email for nothing else, it’s not easy to guess based on your other emails, your password is different to every other password you use, and none of these items have ever been remotely associated with a B.net, Trion Worlds, PWI, etc account) then by all means turn it off – so far as I understand you can do that much.

Thank you for the replies.

Those really made me understand a bit more about these systems.

Lady:
You really opened my eyes to the part where I should keep the clicking part going on because of that account information. After reading and realizing that it doesn’t feel like a bad idea anymore. I guess I’ll get used to it, everything takes some time to get used to. ;p

And guys – no need to argue – there might be many “correct” answers. (: