Ahhh, you explain very well. I understand completely now. Thank you soooo much! I think OSX.3 is the best money can buy. It is so orderly, where I was kinda lost with OSX.2. Of course, I get lost pretty easy. LOL Thank you very much for your help. Thank you too Dan! Hope everyone has a great weekend. Kim :o)
> See my responses below: > >> So do I understand this correctly? >> My IP addy is showing on the internet, but it is the addy the phone co >> assigned to this house. >> And.. >> This IP is given to more than one household at the same time. >> And.... >> These IP addys are swapped around every 12-24 hours (usually) > > Well, only one computer/device can have a single, unique ip address at once. > So the ip address your DSL modem/router has right now, a neighbor a block > away (or a county away) may have that same ip address tomorrow and you'll > have a different one. > > Basically, ip addresses are kind of scarce over the last few years, so they > are kind of rationed now. This is why the phone companies don't give > everyone their own dedicated ip address, you must pay extra for this service > and only need it if you host your own website at your home/office. For > surfing the net, it doesn't matter what ip address you get. > > So these DHCP servers have 'pools' of addresses, usually a range, say > 123.123.123.1 through 123.123.123.150 for example (although it can be much > larger). As people connect, it grabs one of the available ips out of the > pool, at random, and gives it to the next computer/device requesting one. > When its lease expires, it returns to the pool and you are given another one > in it's place, all happening in milliseconds, without disrupting your > internet experience. > >> >> When our DSL was hooked up, we didn't have our modem yet. >> So when I got the modem in, I had to call the phone company with >> the modems >> id/serial number. Why did they want that to be able to set up our acct? > > I'm not sure why they would do this, other than to keep track of their > hardware. They probably have it drop-shipped from a manufacturer or > warehouse and maybe that's how they keep track of registrations, warranties, > etc. The ip address won't be tied to a serial number. > > It may also be to help them keep historical data, for instance if many > customers are having trouble, they can see if they are all running the same > type of modem, or maybe a particular 'lot' of modems. Or if some security > problem is discovered by the manufacturer 6 months later, they would be able > to know exactly which customers needed to have theirs upgraded or replaced. > >> >> I looked in my network set up and I am using DHCP. >> >> I've moved into a learning mode here. :o) >> >> Thanks Rad :o) > > No problem. I'm a mac newb, but not a computer or network newb. I was in > IT for 15 years before I gave it up to persue my love of hot rods. Just > sorry I waited so long to give macs a serious try. I've always known they > were quality hardware and had used them briefly during my career, but never > had one personally. But OS X is what did it for me, such a beautiful, > elegant yet powerful and flexible OS. I'll never own another PC. > > ======================================= > Rad Craig, > Induction Concepts, > High Performance Twin Turbo Systems > http://www.inductionconcepts.com > (918) 825-TWIN > > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
