>>Sylvain,
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>>Won't the IP address connection only change if you down the PC and re-connect? What if Mark leaves his PC connected and on a UPS. Wouldn't the IP stay constant? Then, at least for testing, he could make reference to the current IP with WinIPCfg.exe to check current value.
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>If it's only for dev, it should be ok, but I don't beleive that you can assume that the machine will always be up. One month down the road, you might have to reboot (the UPS won't keep the computer running for 2 days without power!) and there your IP might change.
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>Besides, the ISP might have to reboot (power failure), which means you'll lose your IP.

That's what I thought, and yeah, understood based on power outages.