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From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@azboss.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: This DHCP is too dynamic
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 17:12:20 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <001201c33e9c$4638e560$64a8a8c0@nu7i> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030629225039.GE24435@rednote.net>

Hi Janina,

Perhaps she should take this up with her ISP, especially if it is negatively
impacting uses of the service which are not outside their acceptable use
policy.  If she really wants to run a server, she may want to get an ISP
that does not disallow this.

Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications!
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@rednote.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: This DHCP is too dynamic


> We used the adsl-setup script to configure the ppp0 device. During that
> process, she put in her username and password for the ISP, which is
> Earth Link, by the way.
>
> She definitely connects. She's successfully ssh'd to my system, and
> scp'd files from me. I managed to ssh over there once--but then the
> session went dead after about a minute.
>
> So, I had her issue :
>
> ifconfig ppp0 |grep inet
>
> several times, about a minute apart. We had a different address every
> time.
>
> I supposeit's a kind of security thing, but it sure makes the kinds of
> things we here do to help each other out, especially for newbies, very
> dificult. Also, it seems to bemucking with ftp and possibly Real Audio.
>
>
> Adam Myrow writes:
> > From: Adam Myrow <amyrow@midsouth.rr.com>
> >
> > As I understand it, PPPOE works much like dial-up.  That is, it requires
a
> > username and password before connecting you.  It then gets a dynamic IP
> > address and stays with that address until you disconnect.  I'm wondering
> > if perhaps the user of PPPOE is disconnecting every few minutes or if
the
> > ISP is kicking him off?  As long as he's connected, he should not change
> > IP addresses.  As an aside, I use DHCP with my Roadrunner cable and have
> > been getting the same IP address since day 1.  DHCP, at least under
Linux,
> > stores your previous IP address and requests it the next time you
connect.
> > If it is available, it is used.  Otherwise, you get a new one.  Thus,
DHCP
> > tends to be very stable if you leave your computer on for long periods
as
> > I do.
> >
> >
> >
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> -- 
>
> Janina Sajka, Director
> Technology Research and Development
> Governmental Relations Group
> American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
>
> Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
>
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Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 Janina Sajka
 ` Andrew Hodgson
   ` Janina Sajka
     ` Andrew Hodgson
       ` Adam Myrow
         ` Janina Sajka
           ` Darrell Shandrow [this message]
             ` Janina Sajka
               ` Diana Dawne
                 ` White, Matt
           ` Tommy Moore
             ` Janina Sajka
       ` Janina Sajka
   ` Tommy Moore
 ` Darrell Shandrow
   ` Janina Sajka
 ` dlawlor

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