[ale] Re-send: Opinions on Cable versus DSL

[Jim Popovitch]

--- Wandered Inn <esoteric at denali.atlnet.com> wrote:
> 
> Say again? DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol???)
> 
[snip]
> 
> And you've had the same IP from the beginning?
> 


One of the biggest myths about DHCP is that you get a different address
everytime you refresh.  I have moved (1.2) miles and kept the same
dynamically assigned IP address.  DHCP IP addresses are allocated and
tracked by MAC addresses.  Changing a NIC or your Cable/DSL router will
cause you to get a new address, as could rebooting/restarting the DHCP
server on the providers end.

-Jim P.


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