[NTLUG:Discuss] High Speed service(s)

[Kenneth Loafman]

Chris Cox wrote:
> Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> 
>> Why not just leave the router and modem on all the time?  DHCP servers 
>> can't change addresses until the lease expires,
> 
> 
> :-)
> 
> Oh yes they can.
> It was not unusual to see the network change out from underneath
> you esp while @home became attbi.  They can reset your modem at will
> and change the network entirely.

Never had it happen, even during the transition from @home.  I lost it 
once in November of 2001 because I unplugged the wrong cable, but other 
than some startup problems, I've not seen that kind of problem.  That 
would really be a nuisance!

I wonder if the Motorola 4100 behaves the same as the 3100 (both DOCIS 
compatible, which is all they required).  That's the only difference I 
can see, other than never powering off.  Perhaps the 4100 is not 
responding to a reset the way they expect.

Several friends of mine with the same config have had the same results. 
  You guys hack attbi off, or did we just get lucky?  ;-)

...Ken