From: Sian I. Shumway (sian@socrates.berkeley.edu)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2001 - 10:55:30 PST
Well if DHCP works, you could just stick with that.
Thanks for the heads up,
Sian
On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Aron Roberts wrote:
> Hi Sian,
>
> In the message "Re: [Micronet] ATT/@home", dated 2001-12-04, Sian I.
> Shumway wrote:
>
> >I heard that if you change your configuration to DHCP to get the ip
> >address, then configure your machine to use that as your static ip, it
> >should fix it. This worked for several people I know.
>
> For what it's worth, the AT&T Broadband Internet Service Agreement
> prohibits the use of a static IP address:
>
> "What is Static IP Addressing?" (2001-09-07)
> http://help.broadband.att.com/faq.jsp?content_id=44&category_id=11&lobid=1
>
> "Can I Get a Static Internet Protocol (IP) Address?" (2001-12-03)
> http://help.broadband.att.com/faq.jsp?content_id=510&category_id=108&lobid=1
>
> While this method may work for now - or even indefinitely - there
> is no guarantee that it will always work.
>
> Aron Roberts
> Workstation Software Support Group
>
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