10,000 dial up users. Peak connected is 1000. If each one had a static IP, you'd need 10,000 IPs. Because of DHCP, you can safely set out 1000 IPs and know that each customer will receive a unique IP.
So yes 'DHCP' can save IPs, and dialup was very popular, so its possible that the statement that without DHCP we would have run out of IPs 10 years ago, is possible. Allan -----Original Message----- From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Carl Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:04 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] STEAM_0:0:1 You're thinking of NAT. Sent from my telnet. Guy Watkins wrote: > If not for dhcp, we would have run out of IP addresses over 10 years ago! > > } -----Original Message----- > } From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux- > } boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Harry Strongburg } > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 1:04 PM } To: Half-Life dedicated > Linux server mailing list } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] STEAM_0:0:1 } } > On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 07:54:39PM +0300, Bajdechi Nightbox Alexandru > } wrote: > } > Imo Dynamic IPs should be banned. Who had this terrible idea to > invent } them } } ISPs who do not want their customers to run static > servers. It's also } easier to manage for them (just using DHCP to > assign IPs to customers is } easier than giving static ones). > } > } _______________________________________________ > } To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, } please visit: > } http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
