[linux-help] Re: dhcp client question

[Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxx>]

"gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman)" wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 4 Aug 2001, Jeff Vian wrote:
> 
> > it started doing what you are describing.  After I complained bitterly
> > for a couple of weeks it suddenly went back to staying connected again.
> 
> so the solution is to complain bitterly?  : ^ )
> 

It got their attention so they did not ignore the problem.
They kept saying that they had done nothing to cause the change, but
when I complained something changed again and the stable connection
resumed.

They kept blaming my system since it was Linux and they did not support
Linux. However, I made no changes and the connection became stable
again.


> the strange thing is (atleast it seems strange to me) is even after that
> happens, i always get the same IP address again...  i guess to me it would
> make a little more sense if it changed...  but maybe i misunderstand...
> 

With dhcp, the ip is leased to a particular mac address. If that lease
has not expired and you restore the connection you will get the same
address.

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