IP Address – What are the different types offered by Community Fibre on the different speed packages

Here are the different types of IPs available and which type you will be assigned depending on your speed package:

CGNAT:

CGNAT stands for Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation. It's a method that allows multiple users to share a single public IP address.

How CGNAT Works:

  1. Private IP Addresses: Devices in your home (like phones, tablets, and computers) are assigned private IP addresses by your home router.
  2. Shared Public IP: When your devices connect to the internet, the home router uses a single public IP address to communicate with the internet. CGNAT extends this idea to the ISP level.
  3. ISP-Level Translation: The ISP uses CGNAT to assign one public IP address to multiple customers. Each customer has a unique private IP address within their local network, but they share a public IP with other customers.

You will be assigned this when on speeds packages below 1Gbps. Business customers can still request a static IP on speed packages below 1Gbps.

Dynamic:

A dynamic IP address is an IP address that can change over time and is assigned to a device by a network, when it connects.

How dynamic IP addresses work:

  1. Connecting to the Network: When you connect your device (like a smartphone, laptop, or tablet) to the internet, the router or ISP assigns it a dynamic IP address from a pool of available addresses.
  2. Duration: This IP address is leased to your device for a certain period. After the lease expires, the device may get the same IP address again, or it might get a new one.
  3. Reconnection: If you disconnect and reconnect your device, or if the network restarts, you might receive a different IP address.

You will be assigned this IP when on speed packages of 1 Gbps or 3 Gbps. This also allows you to port forward. Business customers can still request a static IP on speed packages above 1Gbps.

Static IP:

A static IP address is a fixed address assigned to a device or computer on a network. Compared to a dynamic IP address, which can change each time a device connects to the network, a static IP address remains constant. Static IPs are only available to business customers.