7 Nov
1998
7 Nov
'98
12:42 a.m.
Cable modem subscribers normally are not dynamically assigned IPs like dialups. Besides, they are advertised as a constant connection, and a lot of people use it as such.
All of the cable modem subscribers I know have dynamic IPs assigned by DHCP. A suitably aggressive DHCP client can usually keep the lease renewed so the IP doesn't change, but they are most certainly not static IP addresses. -- John R. Levine, IECC, POB 727, Trumansburg NY 14886 +1 607 387 6869 johnl@iecc.com, Village Trustee and Sewer Commissioner, http://iecc.com/johnl, Member, Provisional board, Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail