[ale] AT&T Broadbrand and Linux

[Joe Knapka]

Joe Knapka wrote:
> 
> Chris Egolf wrote:
> >
> >
> > Recently however, everytime I've had to reboot, my IP # has changed.
> > Others I know have had the same problem.  Since I need to access my
> > machine remotely, I've stopped doing this -- no more kernel upgrades I
> > guess.  My understanding w/ DHCP is that you are supposed to get the
> > same IP again if it's still available.  I find it hard to believe that
> 
> Only if the lease hasn't expired. Maybe they've changed their server
> to allow very short lease times.
> 

Sorry, that didn't make any sense. You're right, you should get the
same address if it's not in use, regardless of the lease time. But a
short lease time would increase the likelyhood that your address is
handed over to someone else while your machine is down.

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