Hey Geoff, Sorry I think there was some confusion in the communication. You are correct that DHCP and static IPs have nothing to do with the local LAN. I think what she was trying to say is that the modem effectively cannot be put into a true bridge mode. I think the problem is she could not explain what she meant by this and how having a static IP vs a DHCP address would relate to what I wanted to do. THe end result seems to be a way to part me with my money. :) Thanks again for the info.
On Jul 12, 2011, at 6:07 AM, Geoff Shang wrote: > On Mon, 11 Jul 2011, Scott Howell wrote: > >> I wish I could turn DHCP off on the Comcast modem, but that is not possible. >> Apparently you have to have a static IP to do this and then they (Comcast) >> have to do it. I had talked to them today about this (Comcast that is) and >> they explained things somewhat, but how it was explained was yet pretty >> muddy. It all came down to the fact that I have to pay money and ps, we're >> damn near out of IPs, so don't be asking for much. :( > > This doesn't make any sense. I think whoever you spoke to at Comcast got > their wires crossed. > > Whether or not the comcast modem assigns addresses to your LAN has no > relation to whether or not you have a dynamic or static IP address on the > net. They're two completely separate things. You should be able to just do > it in the interface of the modem/router and Comcast don't need to do anything. > > Gef > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
