On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:37:27 -0600 John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrei writes: > > That is not always true. My ISP requires/recommends to set-up with DHCP, > > but I always get the same IP, so it works just fine with static as well, > > especially if the 'net is down when I start-up my gateway. > > However, they could change their DHCP configuration at any time and start > giving you an different IP each time you connect or even start expiring it > every x hours and forcing you to lease another one. > On installation (3 years ago) they gave me all the data to set it up as static. About a year later it suddenly stopped working, so I called support. First they told me to set it up with DHCP, but then, when it didn't work, they gave me a new IP. It hasn't changed since... Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
