Right-o. So renew every other day and everyone is happy including your dhcpd.
On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:33:11 -0400 Joel Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I suspect that if they don't see a dhcpcd client of some sort running, they will assume you have a static setup and cut you off. Joel On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 07:45:24PM -0500, ronnie gauthier wrote: > I dont see the problem. Set dhcp to expire every 24-48 hours. Whats the big deal >with renewing if you keep the same IP, everything in from the outside will still be >OK. Beat them to it and keep em happy, thy will never notice you then. I have charter >not comcast and have never had a problem and I keep ports open most of the time. In >fact charter hardly ever prokes around my ports. I renew every 2 days and have yet to >get a different IP. > > On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 20:29:54 -0400 > Joel Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > They said I had my computer set up to use a static ip number. They were > right. That is to say, my computer wouldn't reconfigure itself when the DHCP > server on the comcast end said to reconfigure. I have since rectified that > problem, but keeping dhcpcd running all the time is something I have to be > careful about. I may have to write a script which monitors dhcpcd and > restarts it or turns of my NIC if dhcpcd refuses to run. > DHCPCD is the only way I will have of knowing when they change > me. The problem was, they gave me an infinite lease last time and dhcpcd > turns itself off when the lease is infinite. I have written this script which > runs every time dhcpcd starts or, hopefully, detects a change in the ip > number assigned by comcast: > > ifconfig eth1 down > echo "IP has changed" | mutt -s "IP CHANGED" jlh > /sbin/dhcpcd -d -h tow33dhcp1252.towson01.md.comcast.net eth1 > . /var/run/dhcpcd-eth1.info > /sbin/ifconfig eth1 down > /sbin/ifconfig eth1 $IPADDR netmask $NETMASK broadcast $BROADCAST > /sbin/route add -net default gw $GATEWAY eth1 > > This won't fix up my firewall or hosts.allow files, but I'll be working on > those in the near future! And, for all I know the route command won't work, > but I don't care as long as comcast doesn't cut me off. > > Joel > > On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 08:44:52AM -0400, Brian Witowski wrote: > > I'm confused as to exactly what they were claiming you did wrong. It is not > > uncommon for a broadband provider to prohibit running websites on > > residential accounts. However they usually don't mind a mail server. > > > > Brian > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Joel Hammer > > > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 10:45 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Comcast: Changing ip's > > > > > > > > > Just to share a frustrating experience and maybe gather enthusiasm for a > > > class action lawsuit or something. > > > > > > I use the local cable monopoly for my ISP, comcast. > > > > > > I use linux, obviously. > > > > > > I used dhcpcd to get my dynamically assigned ip address. The last time (in > > > fact every time) I have gotten an address from comcast, the lease has been > > > infinite, at least I think that a lease time of: > > > > > > LEASETIME=4294967295 > > > RENEWALTIME=259200 > > > REBINDTIME=3758096383 > > > > > > is infinite in the unix world. > > > > > > As a result, dhcpcd, instead of starting and staying a daemon, > > > watching for > > > the server to reassign the number, always exits after getting this lease > > > time, saying that the lease was infinite, and so why bother running. > > > > > > Last night I lost my cable connection. I could see local traffic > > > but nothing > > > else. > > > > > > I finally called comcast 18 hours later, and was told, after many hours, > > > (really, about three hours) that they had disconnected me. They had > > > reassigned my ip number and since I had a static setup (third party > > > software according to one service person) I was not allowed on their > > > service and "one more incident like this and they would discontinue my > > > account permanently." I did point out that I wouldn't mind that at all. > > > > > > I tried to explain, but, of course, this was not possible. After begging, > > > they allowed me to obtain another dynamic ip number. That was > > > nice of them, > > > since I am a paying customer. It was nice of them to just d/c my service > > > without notice. It was nice of them to cause this mess by assigning me an > > > infinite lease to begin with. > > > > > > Sigh. They, being a monopoly, like best to deal with another monopoly, > > > windows. > > > > > > But, after hours of work, all seems to be working again. Gaadd. What a > > > bother. > > > > > > I wonder how those lindows computers will fare with this sort of hostile > > > environment to linux? > > > > > > Joel > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
