On Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:07:21 pm Eric Myers wrote: > On Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Chris Knadle wrote: > >... The one friend I have doing > > > > that on Optimum Online Boost constantly has problems related to his IP > > address changing > > While there's no guarantee of a fixed IP address with the Time-Warner > service, I've had the same address for very long periods of time, > sometimes over a year. So having to change DNS every once in a while is > not a problem for me.
... as long as your power remains reliable. If you have a power outage, then the link goes down, and you'll likely get a different IP when the power comes back. That's the problem my friend has -- because LinkSys and other low-power routers make a bare "give me an IP" DHCP request, rather than a qualified "give me the same IP I had before if it's available" DHCP request. If you're using a Linux box for your router, then it /is/ smart enough to make the latter kind of DHCP request, and so you'll get the same IP back again after a power outage if that IP is still available. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Dec 1 - IBM's Open Client Deployment Jan 5 - Building a Comunity Site with Drupal Feb 2 - Zimbra
