@Home and DHCP

[Gene Dascher]

When the installer came in to set me up, I told him I was running Linux.  He
plugged in the modem, hooked it up to the cable line, had me sign the
paperwork, showed me the information (IP Address, hostname, etc.) and walked
out.  They would not touch it.  It was probably the easiest install for him
that day.

Later,
Gene

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Eric Rossiter
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:18 PM
> To: Brian Densmore
> Cc: KCLUG (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: @Home and DHCP
>
> Hello fellow tux-ites,
>
> To my knowledge Comcast at Home authenticates by machine name.  I was told
> there are no static IP's, however, they must have machine names mapped
> to IP's somewhere, because I have always gotten the same IP, no matter
> what, Win or Lin, in over a year.