jonheal;273575 Wrote: > I'm just starting to research this, so I want to get my facts straight. > > Lately, it is becoming obvious that keeping a connection with an > Internet radio station for more than a short period of time in our > household is impossible. This is not a wireless issue -- I'm talking > about a wired SB3 connecting to the Internet over a 5Mbps FiOS > connection. > > My first inclination was to blame it on flaky or overloaded servers at > the broadcaster's end. But when normally very reliable broadcasters like > Radio Paradise started dropping out on me, I began to suspect that > something else was at play. > > Then, a week or so ago, it became apparent that Verizon, my provider, > was changing my IP address many times per day. (I've got a script > running right now to see just how many times it changes a day.) > > My assumption is that if Verizon changes my IP number while I'm > listenting to an Interent radio station, I'll lose my connection to > whatever station I'm listening to, correct?
It may not have looked like it, but my last sentence was a question I was asking ... hoping for confirmation one way or another from more network-savvy people than myself. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ~~~ SB3 (wired - 6.3.1) | Home-brew PC running XP Pro | DENON DRA-395 | PSB Stratus Bronze (2) | Outlaw Audio LFM-2 (1) | DIY Speaker Cables | Dayton Audio Interconnects ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43939 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
