Non Linux but network tech question

[Dan Jenkins]

kenta wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, sean wrote:
>   
>> Here is the problem.
>> The local ISP they use, Comcast, gives them a free connection, but the
>> address is dynamic.
>> When on that time the address renews and is not the same, they link to
>> the online catalog cannot be reached. Looking it over the link is
>> specified by an IP address.
>>     
> I also use Comcast and my IP rarely changes. I think I may be on the same 
> IP now for maybe a year and a half to two years.  The trick is... keep 
> your equipment running. Generally I've found that the Comcast DHCP server 
> pretty much respects the lease renewals as long as you're there.  Throw 
> your router and cable modem on a UPS and just leave it be.
>
> A cheap UPS will keep those two devices running for a long time.
>   
Even without a UPS, I've had the same IP from Comcast since September 2004.
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Dan Jenkins (dan at rastech.com), Rastech Inc., Bedford, NH, USA