> I'm on cable and have been assigned a machine name that I must use. When I
> get my IP via DHCP, I get the same one every time. I've been successfully
> running a node for several months.
>
> Fred
Yep, that's my experinece too. I don't know much about DHCP, but let's say
the DHCP server uses an algorithm like,
If (client is known)
and (the client's last used IP address is known)
and (that IP address is not assigned to anyone else)
Then
Reassign that IP address to the client.
Else
From the pool of IP addresses which are not assigned at the moment,
Pick the one that has gone unused the longest.
Assign that IP address to the client.
You could probably be disconnected for a very long time then, and still get
the same IP address when you reconnected.
I guess I've never been disconnected for more than about 24 hours, but I've
*always* gotten the same IP address when I reconnected.
Kyle
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