[NTLUG:Discuss] 2 different ip?

[iostream@attbi.com]

Over what period of time? Since the switch from @home to 
ATTBI, I have not had an IP change on me, except for 
maybe in the first month.  I keep them in DNS so that I 
can do kernel work from the office when I get some 
downtime.

Justin
> They must lose/reset the cache contents on occasion.
> 
> I've had a Linksys 8-port Router on the cable since I hooked up and my
> IP has changed twice.  The changes were not due to service interuptions
> since the modem, router and all systems are on UPS's and they are never
> powered off.
> 
> ...Ken
> 
> iostream at attbi.com wrote:
> > 
> > If you are using ATTBI, it is a dynamic IP address, but
> > it is cached on their end, and tied to your mac
> > address.  This weekend I switched hard drives on 2
> > boxes, both linux, and both on the attbi network.  The
> > physical boxes kept the IP address they always had.  Now
> > you switch the network interface used to connect to
> > attbi, and the IP follows the card.  Take out your linux
> > box nic, and put the windows box nic in your linux box.
> > Your linux box will get the 12.237 address, put your
> > current linux box nic in the windows box, and your
> > windows box will get a 12.255.172 address.
> > 
> > Justin
> > > Hi all:
> > >
> > > I have try to know what is my dynamic is, and I got different result, anyone
> > > has a idea?
> > >
> > > set linux box as dhcp client (get ip automatically), directly hook up cable
> > > modem, reboot the box, get ip 12.255.172.x, tried again, same result
> > > (12.255.172.x). one minute later, set win98 box get ip automatically,
> > > directly hook up cable modem, reboot the box, get ip 12.237.x.x, reboot
> > > again, same result (12.237.x.x). bo back to linux, reboot linux get ip
> > > 12.255.172.x (all hook up to same cable modem, just plug and unplug). why is
> > > this?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
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