Ben and John,
Thank you for the replies and gentle repeat of past education. I was
really trying to eliminate my router, as much as possible, as a problem
when I begin to fight my current xdsl provider. I think my service during
wet weather stinks, but really have no way to prove it; other than the
service goes out whenever it gets cloudy and rains. Lately, I don't need
rain to loose xdsl; just dry thunder.
I really believe I am dealing with some bad (unprotected) AT&T external
infrastructure, but I do feel powerless to prove it ATM. Mostly, because I
operate outside the TOS and do not wish to get into an administrative
pissing contest. Ultimately, I could switch from AT&T xdsl to Comcast
cable, but this option is a last choice ATM due to expense.
Yes, I have accepted that my 35yr old house may have some phone wiring that
was "upgraded" in years past by the previous owner! For this, I am
beginning to interview Tel contractors to find out how much to modernize my
house. This will generate more questions in the future because I know the
collective has the answers.
Best,
Duncan
At 09:00 07/23/2008 -0400, you wrote:
As others have said, no, it does not matter what IP your router is - 1.253
or 1.1. Actually, you could give your router any IP address in
the x.x.1.1-x.x.1.254 range and it would be perfectly valid. There's no
efficiency or performance benefits to be gained by changing it.
DHSinclair wrote:
Is there any efficiency in changing my router/gateway
address from: x:x:1:253
to an address of: x:x:1:1
??????
Thanks,
Duncan
