No MAC stayed the same, but physically I moved 5 miles away. I should have had a new address, different node, and 2 days from disconnect to reconnect. Don Calfa wrote: > Michael wrote: > >> They are 24 hour leases, but it gets renewed every 12hours. >> Technically you should never have a new ip so long as the modem does >> not lose power or you lose connectivity. I have had the same IP for >> almost 2 years now, and I actually moved ( I regained the same IP, I >> don't know how that happened!) The way it was taught to me was that >> every time your lease is renewed the next renewal will occur half way >> through the lease! I was confused as well.. >> >> Charlie Bullen wrote: >> >>> Hi , >>> >>> Does anyone have an idea as to how long DHCP leases are on cox and >>> Qwest DSL? >>> >>> The purpose of this is to determine if it is feasable to use some >>> sort of remote access, most likely ssh with port forwarding, >>> without paying extra for a static IP address. >>> >>> Charlie >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> > You Mac address didn't change. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss