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. -- Dan Jenkins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Rastech Inc., Bedford, NH, USA
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