Statux wrote:
>
> > In poking around, I find that /etc/hosts has still got the static IP
> > info from my previous provider, along with the old host name. Should I
> > be change this file in some way?
>
> Yeah. Just keep that file up to date. Is it your problem? Could be. Try
> it. Now, with DHCP, don't hostnames change with the IPs? I've never used
> DHCP before so I'm not an expert :)
>
> Anyway.. about @Home: I was told that they're actually a dynamic IP
> provider, but don't typically change their IPs on people that often. Don't
> know the truth behind it :) Maybe they're confident to the point of not
> using DHCP.. too many assumptions? I dunno.
That appears to be true in the Kansas City area. I've had the same IP address
since I started the service last year. But I have to use DHCP to get it.
That's not true everywhere. In some areas @home uses PPPOE and others will allow
for static IPs.
Mike W
>
> -Statux
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