Hi do i really have to use a Static ip address to use my Amiga on line ,or can i just use a normal one ,only a lot of providers dont do one and sky are about to buy my provider which is o2 and where o2 did static sky do not .
What people are referring to when they say "set a static ip address" is actually the address of your Amiga 1200.... which is connected to your "Local Area Network" or LAN. You can set this address in a configuration file on your Amiga. Or, if DHCP is working on your Amiga, then an address will be provided automatically to your Amiga by the DHCP server on your skybox/bthomehub etc... and in that case you don't need to set an ip address manually (static).
Your LAN is anything that you have connected to your ADSL/Cable Modem (Your skybox or bthomehub etc etc). This may be a wireless connection to your computers/laptops/printers, or wired connections, or both, but it's all "local" and is nothing to with the IP address that your ISP assigns you at the other end of the box...that's there end and the normal user (you and me) need never think about it.
Hope that helps a bit.
