Re: [Nolug] Weird data in my firewall logs

Mikey <mraeder@payneservices.com> writes:

4 hours is just the dhcp lease renewal time. It does not necessarily
mean that the IP address will change when the lease expires. They
_could_ do that. But maybe they won't. If they really forced changes
that frequently, it will probably cause more trouble for them then
it's worth.

> Scott Harney wrote:
>
> > They did metairie yesterday but not mid city. You were down for 6 hours probably
> > just due to dhcp issues. If you had reset your dhcp client, you'd have probably
> > hopped right on. You'll probably see some changes for a while now. it'll take
> > time for them to settle everything down.
>
> One of Cox's tech's called me up a couple of days ago to see if I used
> their update package yet. I told them that I don't run Windows or
> Mac[0], just *nix. He said that it would be alright but static IPs
> are going bye-bye, cuz it's all DHCP here on out. Okay, so how long
> does your average IP address last? He told me that with Cox's new
> DHCP set up, IP addressen will have a shelf life of 4 hours. So much
> for having a website up through Cox[1]. I'm doing DSL when I get the
> chance.
>
> Anybody wanna buy a cable modem? Cheap? :)
>
> [0]I'm pondering the iLamp. It's too cute and I want to play with OSX
> [1]Which, I'm sure, was their intention.
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Scott Harney <scott_harney@yahoo.com>
Broadband Services Manager (LA)
Charter Communications
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