Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpd versus fixed IP addresses

2020-10-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 05 Oct 2020 19:45:15 +0100, Michael wrote: > > I have a Virgin cablemodem that I have switched into modem-only mode, > > so it behaves similarly to your device, and plugged it into the > > router. It gives a setup like you want, except I chose to use DHCP > > for simplicity of

Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpd versus fixed IP addresses

2020-10-05 Thread Michael
On Monday, 5 October 2020 11:39:44 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 21:47:53 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > On their support board, the ISP's tech support told me... > > > > a) My computer or router needs to be configured to get the IP > > > >automatically by DHCP to get the

Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpd versus fixed IP addresses

2020-10-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 21:47:53 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > On their support board, the ISP's tech support told me... > > a) My computer or router needs to be configured to get the IP >automatically by DHCP to get the connection up and running. > > b) The TC4400 is a cable modem without any

Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpd versus fixed IP addresses

2020-10-04 Thread Walter Dnes
On Sun, Oct 04, 2020 at 06:31:44PM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote > However, I would wait until the new modem arrives as most do allow > you to turn off DHCP for the LAN and the information you have may > only apply to the WAN connection. On their support board, the ISP's tech support told me...

Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpd versus fixed IP addresses

2020-10-04 Thread antlists
On 04/10/2020 22:17, Michael wrote: Random (guest) devices connected to the router will still be allocated dynamically some IP address by its dhcp server, typically starting from 2 and incremented from there. Since most of your devices IP addresses start from the top it's unlikely there'll be

Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpd versus fixed IP addresses

2020-10-04 Thread Michael
On Sunday, 4 October 2020 18:31:44 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 18:30:08 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 13:03:39 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > I decided to get a low-end cable-internet account as backup. 10/1 is > > > > > > easily sufficient for 1080p

Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpd versus fixed IP addresses

2020-10-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 18:30:08 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 13:03:39 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > I decided to get a low-end cable-internet account as backup. 10/1 is > > easily sufficient for 1080p Youtube or 720p Netflix (the max for > > Google Chrome on a PC). I haven't

Re: [gentoo-user] dhcpd versus fixed IP addresses

2020-10-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 13:03:39 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > I decided to get a low-end cable-internet account as backup. 10/1 is > easily sufficient for 1080p Youtube or 720p Netflix (the max for Google > Chrome on a PC). I haven't yet received the TC4400 cable modem, but I > understand that it

[gentoo-user] dhcpd versus fixed IP addresses

2020-10-04 Thread Walter Dnes
A few days ago there was a short (VDSL) internet outage in my general area. I found out to my horror that dialup no longer worked (bit rot or whatever) for pppconfig and/or pon. A year ago, I would've taken my notebook to the local library or Starbuck's or fast-food joint; this year, not so