[NCLUG] Linux/Att cable modem....

Michael Dwyer mdwyer at sixthdimension.com
Thu Jun 7 00:15:55 MDT 2001


> I think AT&T is changing their policy.  I've had @Home for about 6 months and
> had always had the same IP address.  Then about a week ago I got a letter
> saying to make sure I'm running DHCP, and gave me instructions on how to make
> windows run DHCP (which I happily ignored).  Anyway, just the other day my IP
> address changed, so if you start having network problems, that may be the
> case.  dhcpcd is easy to run.  With @home they want you to tell them your
> hostname (that they gave you).  So you should run:

You people need to read your E-mail...

Go back and read it, go visit the site they mentioned, and register
yourself
as one of the non-DHCP users.  Then, they send you a message warning you
of
future addressing changes, and let you keep your semi-static IP.



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