[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I use Insightbb for internet. I must say they have been horrible. I > pay six dollors a month for a static IP address (or sticky IP address > as they call it) and it still changes. I know several other people > and business' who use Insightbb and pay for the "sticky" IP and have > the same problem. I don't see how an ISP can screw that up so often. > > Aaron > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sunday, November 12, 2006 0:18 > Subject: Re: [opensuse] Release and Renew IP address > To: [email protected] > > > Now that you found your answer, maybe you won't have > > a DSL provider like Sprint, now Embarq, who uses Redback > > servers which won't automatically renew the IP when it is > > released by the client. At that point one has to call DSL tech > > support and suffer through the first-tier dumbass to actually > > get the service restored or you can wait a few hours to see if > > it does it on its own. Oh, yeah, they are the only broadband > > provider available. Once I learned what not to do, I never > > try to reset the dhcp. Not to them, anyway.
While I have a DHCP address, it rarely changes, so it's virtually static. However, my host name, based on firewall and cable modem MAC addresses is consistent, even when the IP address changes. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
