Is it possible to PortForward on a dynamic IP?

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well yes and no. Dynamic IP means your DNS server leases open IPs from a list. You could portforward one port, but you do not know if the same computer and IP will be leased.

Thus it's better to have a static IP so that the exact device can have its ports forward.

DNS server is usually your Router, or a computer that is a DNS server. You would change the ports that need to be forward in the router web settings. Usually 192.168.1.1 is your router.

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well yes and no. Dynamic IP means your DNS server leases open IPs from a list. You could portforward one port, but you do not know if the same computer and IP will be leased.

Thus it's better to have a static IP so that the exact device can have its ports forward.

DNS server is usually your Router, or a computer that is a DNS server. You would change the ports that need to be forward in the router web settings. Usually 192.168.1.1 is your router.
 
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Is that any different from port forwarding on a static IP?