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Does Viasat give you a public IP? (static IP, IPv6 and servers)

Short answer: Not for hosting. Viasat says a static IP is only for business plans ($10/mo) and isn't available on residential plans, it doesn't support IPv6, and its acceptable use policy treats any server behind its satellite modems as a violation. We haven't found a source on whether residential lines use CGNAT.

Does Viasat use CGNAT?

Unknown. We haven't found an official Viasat statement or a solid customer source either way. Run the check below and tell us what your router shows; it helps everyone on Viasat. Whatever the answer, the terms below mean home hosting isn't allowed.

Static IP on Viasat

Viasat's business help page says a static IP can be added to Business Choice or Business Backup Choice plans and "is not available for Residential or Business CAF plans." The Viasat ISP page lists the price and source.

Terms, ports and IPv6

• Servers: not allowed. Viasat's residential help page on its acceptable use policy answers "May customers run web servers on the Viasat network?" with "No, we consider any server behind our satellite modems a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy."
• IPv6: no. The same business help page says "Viasat subscriber IPs are IPv4. We do not support IPv6." So there's no IPv6 route around NAT either.
• Upload: not verified yet (Viasat's plan pages load speeds with scripts we couldn't read).
• Ports 25/80/443: not verified yet.

How to check your line

1. Follow how to tell if you're behind CGNAT: compare the router's WAN IP with your public IP.
2. Run the checker. Its NAT type test and report show what works on your connection.

More detail and sources: Does Viasat use CGNAT? · Can I self-host on Viasat? · Public IP on Hughesnet · Public IP on Starlink

This site sticks to ISP facts. It doesn't review or recommend third-party products or services. Based on Viasat's own help pages; policies change.