RE: NTL Broadband - Statically Dynamic IP?

["Michael Mc Aree" <michael.mcaree@xxxxxxx>]

Mine has been the same for over a year. It is only released after your
connection has been off for a while. The IP address is linked to the MAC
address so it will be a long wait before you can connect again using a
new NIC !!

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Boreham [mailto:richard.boreham@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 24 April 2003 11:52
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] NTL Broadband - Statically Dynamic IP?


I use the NTL broadband service (not intended to upset anyone about
broadband stuff - honest!) and have a query about their dynamic ip
addressing that I'm sure someone can help with.

Reason is that I'm running a HA webserver and I access this externally.
Originally, I'd expected to have to deal with dynamic IP changes - so
far it does not seem to have been an issue though.

First, I believe NTL use dynamic IP addressing -  Is this correct?  My
reason for asking is that the address seems to be very stable - it's
been the same for about a month now.

Second, Does anyone know why, how, when such a dynamic address would get
changed by the ISP.  Specifically, does anyone using NTL know how
frequently refreshes seen to happen?  Is it perhaps because I run a
hardware NAT firewall behind the cable modem - would the ip address only
change if the firewall is powered down/up?

Ta

Richard





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