Re: [TCLUG:21970] Should DSL or Cable modem

[Adam Maloney <adamm@sihope.com>]

Well if they ran ISC's DHCPd they can set Max-Lease-Time, which is the
maximum amount of time a given address will be leased for.  That's not to
say that when the lease expires you won't renew and get it again, but if
you don't renew right away someone else will probably get it.

Adam Maloney
Systems Administrator
Sihope Communications

On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Eric F Crist wrote:

> Trust me, it works.  I've gotten calls from TW and MediaDumb (aka ATT) and
> they've not been able to stop it, short of pulling the provision for your MAC
> address.
> 
> But, there are ways around that too.  =P
> 
> On Mon, 02 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> > 
> > Thats *only* if the other end accepts such bad things.
> > 
> > AFAIK, you can setup ISC to ignore it.
> > 
> > * Eric F Crist <ecrist@ardent-hacker.net> [001002 21:37]:
> > > After a little more research (I had a brain-fart) the file, on a freebsd =
> > system
> > > is /var/db/dhclient.leases
> > >=20
> > > This file is realatively simple and straightfoward.  For information on y=
> > our
> > > box, type man dhclient.leases
> > >=20
> > > If you have questions or comments, feel free to email me.
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > Au Contrair on the static IP.  If you're into the computer hacking side of
> > > things, you can simply change your lease on the IP to never expire.  Ther=
> > e's a
> > > file located on your hard drive that actually sets your lease.  This is
> > > overwritten at the time of renewal by the DHCP server.  I have done this =
> > myself
> > > and know others who do it successfully.  Maybe not a legit static IP, but=
> >  until
> > > they find out, who cares?=20
> > >=20
> > > On Mon, 02 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> > > > Disadvantages to cable modem (from my point of view)
> > > > - no static IPs, may be coming soon though
> > > > - no services on your machine, or you get booted
> > > >=20
> > > > Advantages to cable modem
> > > > - much faster
> > > >=20
> > > > I got this information from the Time Warner sales rep and the tech rep =
> > that
> > > > showed up at my apartment complex trying to get subscribers.
> > > >=20
> > > > --=20
> > > > Jon Schewe | http://eggplant.mtu.net/~jpschewe
> > > > For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels=20
> > > > nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any=20
> > > > powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all=20
> > > > creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that=20
> > > > is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39
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