Does changing the ip address if a desktop pc change Internet Explorer wesite settings?


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I have a pc that has a static IP on a local lan.  Periodically I'll have to change the static IP to another static IP address.  Every time I change the static IP, when I go to my websites using Internet Explorer 11, I have to re-enter my password and user data.  This is a pain in the butt.  My first question is why does changing the IP cause this and secondly is there a way to backup my passwords and user data so when I change the IP I can restore it to Internet explorer 11 after the IP change?

While I do not use IE 11 normally.. I can tell you for sure that changing your IP address has nothing to do with your saved passwords.

 

Not sure what issue your seeing exactly, but has nothing to do with what IP address your machine has that is for sure.  If that was the case anyone using different wifi networks would never be able to use saved info..  You sure don't get the same IP address when your at work or your at starbucks on your home network, etc.

Does this happen with other browsers, or just IE11? What are your browser history settings set to under the Internet Options? For example:

 

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What kind of computer maintenance programs do you have installed on your computer? What about your Antivirus?

If you change the IP address of your local LAN it will be like you are logging into it the first time if its password protected you will be asked to login again.  I take it your websites are hosted on your local LAN's server? I think you can add something in the credentials to automate but not sure

So since my pc is joined to a domain, if I change the static IP it now has on the NIC, it would be like I'm logging in for the first time?  If that's the case it would be like logging in as a new user which would not have the website info I want to keep.  Are you sure about that or just guessing?  Why is that and is there a workaround?

Can you replicate it on another machine, or is it only the one machine that is affected? It seems unlikely that changing the IP address would cause this.

 

Is your domain configured to redirect folders? Such as documents, AppData, etc?

Yes, I redirect several folders such as documents to a folder on the server for backup purposes but what would that have to do with the IE info.  There is a function in IE to export Favorites, Feeds, and Cookies, I could do this before I change the IP but I'm concerned when I do the import of these settings after the IP change that might totally screw up what I'm trying to do and that is maintain my website info, passwords, settings, etc., after the IP change.

Why do you have to change the IP address anyway?

1 minute ago, 24elements said:

Yes, I redirect several folders such as documents to a folder on the server for backup purposes but what would that have to do with the IE info.  There is a function in IE to export Favorites, Feeds, and Cookies, I could do this before I change the IP but I'm concerned when I do the import of these settings after the IP change that might totally screw up what I'm trying to do and that is maintain my website info, passwords, settings, etc., after the IP change.

Does the folder redirection include AppData? When you log onto the computer after the IP has changed, are you logging onto the same domain with the same credentials?

Yes.  But let me give you the reason WHY I want to change my IP.  When a fax is received my the Xerox office printer/fax, it sends it via my IP address to a FAX folder on my hard drive.  Lately the fax isn't working and the Xerox machine gives me a 'Completed with an Error (016-577) Problem in FTP service - Recipient Information 192.168.1.148 (which is the static IP of my pc).  My IP address of 192.168.1.148 is in the DHCP scope of the serve3r and I am thinking since I have 192.168.1.148 static on my pc but the IP being in the scope of the server DHCP is causing a conflict, soooooooo I want to change it again but OUTSIDE of the server DHCP scope hoping that will fix the fax problem but still the issue remains if I change the IP I lose all my IE passwords,data, etc.

I don't know what Yazoo is thinking, but lets stress this again.  What IP your machine has nothing to do with your saved passwords or forms on your machine.  Be it your on a domain or not..  This information is in your profile sure.  But your profile is not changing when you change your IP be it static or via dhcp.

 

Now could something your accessing use your previous IP to know you had authed previous.  ok maybe - would depend on what that something is and if your local or behind a nat, etc.  But this has nothing to do with what IE or any other browser your using has saved for you, be it favorites or cookies or passwords usernames for forms.

 

AS to your IP being inside your dhcp scope.  Did you reserve that IP on your dhcp server for your machine via its mac?  If so then there should be no duplicates.  Yes having another machine with the same IP address could cause you grief, it has nothing to do with IE saving username/password information for you.

8 minutes ago, 24elements said:

Yes.  But let me give you the reason WHY I want to change my IP.  When a fax is received my the Xerox office printer/fax, it sends it via my IP address to a FAX folder on my hard drive.  Lately the fax isn't working and the Xerox machine gives me a 'Completed with an Error (016-577) Problem in FTP service - Recipient Information 192.168.1.148 (which is the static IP of my pc).  My IP address of 192.168.1.148 is in the DHCP scope of the serve3r and I am thinking since I have 192.168.1.148 static on my pc but the IP being in the scope of the server DHCP is causing a conflict, soooooooo I want to change it again but OUTSIDE of the server DHCP scope hoping that will fix the fax problem but still the issue remains if I change the IP I lose all my IE passwords,data, etc.

So really, solving the fax issue would mean you don't have to switch your IP address, meaning that the whole thing would be solved, right?

you would know if there was a dupe IP - windows machines would tell there is a dupe.  Pretty much nothing would work hit or miss as your router thought your IP was on mac A and you really had B, etc.  You wouldn't be accessing pretty much anything that had the other machines mac for your IP, etc.  Not just your fax sending you a file.. You sure you just didn't turn on a firewall that is blocking access on your machine?

 

Not sure what something access a share on your machine has to do with IE not saving passwords?

2 hours ago, 24elements said:

So since my pc is joined to a domain, if I change the static IP it now has on the NIC, it would be like I'm logging in for the first time?  If that's the case it would be like logging in as a new user which would not have the website info I want to keep.  Are you sure about that or just guessing?  Why is that and is there a workaround?

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