Does HughesNet provide a public IP address?

[bradleys]

The salesman on the phone says they provide a dynamic public address.

Their website says it's a NAT address (which to me implies non-public).

They do offer a static address, which implies public, but only for the more expensive plans.

Thanks.

[grohgreg]

I'm not sure what you want here. The title of your topic asks a question, but you seem to answer it within your subsequent text. As far as I know, a static IP is available as a $10/mo option with any rate plan. At least, it used to be.

//greg//

[bradleys]

I guess I'm asking who is correct - the phone rep (public IP - yes) or the web site - (public IP - probably no).

If I can get a dynamic pubic IP address included in the plan, then I don't need to pay $10 for a static public IP address.

To the folks out there who have HughesNet - what kind of IP address does your computer see?

Thanks.

[grohgreg]

I see the IP address of my gateway server, but I don't think that's actually what you want to know. What others see when connected with me, is a HughesNet NAT server IP address. No such thing as a HughesNet "dynamic public" IP address that I know of. Default configuration of consumer accounts includes a dynamic private IP, optional is a static (public) IP.

//greg//

[poorboy08]

Ipchicken.com

Your IP addy is a public address but could change if you recomission or change transponders/channel IDs.

[grohgreg]

Ipchicken.com

Your IP addy is a public address but could change if you recomission or change transponders/channel IDs.

Nope. That site (IPChicken.com) only reflects the public address of my Hughes NAT server. So does WHATSMYIP and WHOIS. That's all anybody will ever see when using normal means to follow my packets

We consumer grade customers on the private side of the Hughes NAT servers only get dynamic IP addresses - unless/until we pony up the extra $10/month for the static option.

//greg//

[poorboy08]

what is your lan1 ip addy....should be a 6x.xxx.xxx.xxx

[grohgreg]

what is your lan1 ip addy....should be a 6x.xxx.xxx.xxx

Not even close. It's the default 192.168.0.1.

My NAT IP address however is 66.82.187.xxx, and my gateway server address (what Hughes calls Router) is 66.82.25.xxx. Pretty sure that - if you see a 66.82.xxx.xxx as LAN1 on a consumer grade (home or SOHO) account - it's a static IP adddress.

To Bradleys - it appears HughesNet is in the process of revamping their websites again. I went looking for a web page to document the availability of static IP addresses. But the sales links to options like PowerPack, extra email accounts, static IP addresses, etc seems to be currently - hopefully only temporarily - unavailable.

//greg//

[HCI]

under a basic home plan you will have a ip address just like a router which will be 192.168.0.1

you can chose to go under a business class plan and get a static IP which will start with something like 66 or 72

OP what are you planing on doing with the system. That would be more helpful in concluding if you need a static from Hughes.

[poorboy08]

Not even close. It's the default 192.168.0.1.

My NAT IP address however is 66.82.187.xxx, and my gateway server address (what Hughes calls Router) is 66.82.25.xxx. Pretty sure that - if you see a 66.82.xxx.xxx as LAN1 on a consumer grade (home or SOHO) account - it's a static IP adddress.

To Bradleys - it appears HughesNet is in the process of revamping their websites again. I went looking for a web page to document the availability of static IP addresses. But the sales links to options like PowerPack, extra email accounts, static IP addresses, etc seems to be currently - hopefully only temporarily - unavailable.

//greg//

The NATed address your talking about is a public address...it's just not static.