Andrei writes: > This very much ISP dependent. My current one will allocate new IPs (v4 > as well as v6) on every re-connection, so the only way to keep the > same IPs is connection uptime.
> The only benefits I can think of from their side is less management > overhead and charging for fixed IPs (if that is even an option for > private users, didn't bother to check). It may also be somewhat historical. There was a time when most users were not connected most of the time. This meant that by allocating the next free IP upon connecting they could "overbook" IPs. Now I think that they just use DHCP. Simplifies provisioning. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA