Xserve Changing IP Addresss

I have an old Xserve used purely for files and images. It has an existing static IP address on one of the 2 internal Ethernet cards, i.e. 217.xx.xxx.xx. Used to work fine and had connection to this server from all over the world when travelling.
Problem is that I have changed the ISP who provided me with this IP address and now have another IP address, 135.xxx.xx.xx. I can't change the existing one, as when I do I lose all connections to the server, even from work.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks
JJ
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